ATLAS GALLERY: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
12 July - 31 August 2019

"Photography is an infinite art form" – Ben Burdett, Atlas Gallery

This summer, Atlas Gallery is celebrating 25 years dedicated exclusively to photography in all its forms. Now a leading international dealership, the gallery mounts exhibitions of classic vintage photography, historic works of photojournalism and fashion, experimental fine art photography and works by contemporary artist-explorers and environmental champions.

This 25th anniversary exhibition include works that not only span the gallery’s own 25-year exhibition history but also represent many high points in the history of photography itself.

There will be works by, among others, Ansel Adams, René Burri, Nick Brandt, William Klein, Alexander Rodchenko, Tina Modotti, Evgeny Khaldey, Gered Mankowitz, Arthur Elgort, Leni Riefenstahl, Florence Henri, Sebastião Salgado, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Harry Benson, Chris Simpson, Paolo Ventura, Sam Haskins, Nick Brandt, Jimmy Nelson and Niko Luoma.

In the 25 years since the gallery opened in a Marylebone mews, the gallery has moved to Hoxton and back to W1 again and added a roster of contemporary artists to augment its interests in photojournalism, reportage and fashion of the 20th century. The gallery mounts exhibitions overseas, publishes catalogues and monographs; a number of international art fairs are regular fixtures in its calendar.

Director Ben Burdett started his career in antiquarian books in the 1980s. At that time, the emphasis was on 19th-century imagery. "Over 25 years, we’ve worked through the history of the medium, investigating it era by era. I’ve always done shows that have particularly interested me. Landmark moments for me include Frank Hurley’s exhibition, which came out of my interest in travel, Man Ray, working with Magnum, putting on Nick Brandt’s Handful of Dust exhibition at Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow, our Polaroids show, the Ansel Adams exhibition. René Burri’s been a huge influence on me and the work we were showing, and then there’s Robert Capa ... Where to stop? Photography is an infinite art form."