It wants to be ‘the best photography fair in the world – bar none’. But can it possibly live up to the hype? Prepare to be amazed and probably overwhelmed as Photo London hits the capitalBack in 2011, I wrote a piece about London’s belated embrace of photography. Citing the Tate’s 2009 appointment of Simon Baker, its first curator of photography, as a tipping point, I noted the abundance of new independent photography galleries in the capital, the relocation of the Photographers’ Gallery to a custom-built space in north Soho, the then-imminent opening of Media Space in Kensington, as well as, next door, the Victoria and Albert’s new gallery dedicated to its extraordinary collection of images from the birth of the medium to the present day. Things were finally looking up.Now comes Photo London, which opens on 21 May at Somerset House and runs throughout the weekend. It is perhaps the most ambitious attempt yet to rebrand London as a capital of photography on a par with Paris, New York and Los Angeles. It will showcase more than 70 photography galleries. But given that it is a fair rather than a festival, the emphasis will be on selling as well as showing, with a VIP preview day for the big spenders and collectors. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Wed, 10/08/2011 - 08:52 Orbit has bought a fantasy trilogy about Queen Victoria, who sits on the throne in the present day as the queen is an immortal vampire. Commissioning editor Anna Gregson bought UK and Commonwealth rights to God Save the Queen,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
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