ASSIGNMENTS - John Chapman
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| John Chapman, Arafat |
Tuesday 17th June – Sunday 27th July 2008
Opening Monday 16th June, 6pm
American photojournalist John Chapman lived and worked in London from 1980 until his recent move to New Zealand. As a contributor to the Guardian and the Times he documented many of the major news stories of our time from the Palestinian Intifada to the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe.
The black and white images included in the exhibition span the decade from 1980-1990, telling the story of the ever changing social and political landscape of the time.
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography. John will give an artists floor talk on Saturday, 21st June at 11am
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RECOVERY - Catherine Davidson
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| Catherine Davidson, RECOVERY, Piqeteros |
Portraits and narratives taken 5 years after Argentina’s ‘Popular Uprising’ of 2001.
Tuesday 17th June – Sunday 27th July 2008
Opening Monday 16th June, 6pm
This exhibition will focus on Catherine Davidson’s series of photographs exploring a selection of Argentinean worker co-operatives, the Piqutero groups and the Mothers of the Disappeared. Catherine’s work looks at how these groups have reached a sense of recovery and power through self-organisation.
Part of the Auckland Festival of Photography. Catherine will also be speaking as part of CEAC’s Artspeak programme on July 7th at 7pm.
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