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The Photographers Gallery

Photographers Gallery, London.

 

We went to see the exhibition of Kertesz's 'Reading' collection but the whole gallery was interesting. 'When Your'e a Boy' by Simon Foxton was great fun.

 

"Hungarian-born André Kertész

(1894 – 1985) - one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century.

 

Taken between 1915 and 1980 in the many places he lived, visited and worked – including Argentina, France, Hungary, UK and USA – Kertész’s photographs are a celebration of the absorptive power and pleasure of reading. [...] Kertész was intrigued by the universal appeal of reading, revelling in the privacy of the moment. Over the course of his career, Kertész captured readers of all ages in various locations..."

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