The largest exhibition ever mounted in the 40+ year career of world-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky opens in London, England later this month. Running Feb. 14 to May 6 at the Saatchi Gallery, it showcases the work of the famed Canadian artist who has dedicated his practice to documenting the impact of human industry on the planet.
I have spent over 40 years bearing witness to the ways in which modern civilization has dramatically transformed our planet. At this time, the awareness of these issues presented by my large format images has never felt more urgent.
Edward Burtynsky
Curated by Marc Mayer, former Director of the National Gallery of Canada and Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the exhibition features 94 of Burtynsky’s large-format photographs as well as 13 high-resolution murals, and an augmented reality experience.
Burtynsky’s work is so in demand that it regularly shows in multiple venues at the same time worldwide, as it does at the moment, with shows on now /through spring at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake, the Museum Sinclair-Haus in Germany, Fotografiska Shanghai, at Galerie Springer in Berlin, in Milan, and at the British Film Institute in London in conjunction with the Saatchi exhibition. His work is also held by multiple galleries and corporate and personal collections.
Edward Burtynsky’s website, here.
His exhibition list, here.
Multiple videos on his site focused on a variety of exhibitions and processes, here.
The Saatchi exhibition site, here.
Image at the top of the post: Salinas No. 1, Cadiz, Spain, 2013. Edition: /9
Digital Chromogenic Colour Photograph. 39 x 52″
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Fascinating! The rice terraces are amazing.
His exhibitions are always worth a visit – several visits!
Several visits, for sure. I can look at his works for a long time and always see something new. Thanks for your comment.
Wow!