Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition at Saatchi Gallery
The International Photography Exhibition (IPE) by the Royal Photographic Society is currently displayed at the Saatchi Gallery in London, running until 11 September. Featured works comprise Robert Coxwell's 'Flowers', Attilio Fiumarella's 'Swimmers', and Kate Peters' 'Embodied Fictions', alongside Michael James O'Brien's 'Girlfriend'. Other significant contributions include Alex Huda's 'Love Like a Monster', Kat Green's 'Eleven', and Thomas Mandl's '5 Superheroes', as well as Alexander Williamson's 'Unseasonably Warm'. Siân Cann's 'The Retinopathy Forest', David Hadland's 'Kozak', and Abbey Hepner's 'Reconstructing Uravan' also stand out, with Marcy Palmer winning the IPE 167 award and Léa Chen receiving the Under 30s IPE award.
Key facts
- The Royal Photographic Society's International Photography Exhibition is at Saatchi Gallery, London, until 11 September.
- The exhibition is the world's longest-running photography exhibition.
- Robert Coxwell's 'Flowers' investigates clothing worn by queer men in London's kink and BDSM community.
- Attilio Fiumarella's 'Swimmers' portrays more than 100 people at Moseley Road Baths, a Grade II* listed Edwardian public baths in Birmingham.
- Kate Peters' 'Embodied Fictions' features portraits of female and nonbinary clowns.
- Michael James O'Brien's 'Girlfriend' series began in 1991 and documents drag culture in New York and London.
- Marcy Palmer won the IPE 167 award for 'Seeds of Strength and Resilience'.
- Léa Chen won the Under 30s IPE award for 'The Stars That Don't Look Back'.
Entities
Artists
- Robert Coxwell
- Attilio Fiumarella
- Kate Peters
- Michael James O'Brien
- Alex Huda
- Kat Green
- Thomas Mandl
- Alexander Williamson
- Siân Cann
- David Hadland
- Abbey Hepner
- Marcy Palmer
- Léa Chen
- Jeremy Knowles
- Tom Dryden-Kelsey
- Oliver Woods
- Shizza Majeed
- Jeremy Chih-Hao Chuang
- Toby Binder
- Felicity Crawshaw
- Timon Benson
- Marie Curie
- Ghulam Abbas
Institutions
- Royal Photographic Society
- Saatchi Gallery
- Moseley Road Baths
- 35th Marine Brigade
- ArtHelps
- Jackie 60
- Copacabana
- Mudd Club
- Area
- Black Cap
- Beautiful Bend
- Taboo
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hackney
- Birmingham
- New York
- Hong Kong
- Ukraine
- Scotland
- Glenshee Ski Centre
- Lecht 2090
- Cairngorm Mountain
- Uravan
- Colorado
- Taiwan
- Berlin
- Ostkreuz station
- Northern Ireland
- Belfast
- Ravenhill