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Free exhibition
Curated by Bindi Vora
Raising questions about class, cultural identity and empathy through the photographic portrait
This exhibition is in currently in development at Autograph
Autograph
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA, UK
Autograph is developing the first comprehensive exhibition of Eileen Perrier’s work. Since the 1990s, Perrier’s work has challenged the conventions of portraiture, reimagining the tropes of 19th-century European and contemporary African studio portraiture. Created with and within communities, her photography has evolved into a form of social engagement, acknowledging the profound value of being seen.
A Thousand Small Stories will bring together more than 60 works by the artist, including photographs from Perrier’s series Ghana (1995-96), Red, Gold and Green (1997), Afro Hair and Beauty Show (1998-2003), Grace (2000) and Peckham Square Studio (2014). These will be presented alongside a new artist commission displayed on the outside of Autograph’s building in Shoreditch.
This exhibition forms part of Autograph’s continued commitment to curate and preserve the legacy of important black women practitioners such as Perrier, and to ensure that their significant contributions to the cultural history of photography are recognised.
From the series Afro Hair and Beauty Show, 1998-2003
From the series Ghana, 1995-96
From the Series Red, Gold and Green, 1997
From the Series Red, Gold and Green, 1997
Eileen Perrier (born 1974, London, UK) is an artist with dual Ghanaian and Dominican diasporic heritage. She has been a photographer and teacher of photography since the late 1990s, influencing generations of photographers both in the UK and overseas.
Her work has been widely exhibited since 1999, including The Photographers' Gallery, (London, UK); Tate Britain (London, UK); The Whitechapel Gallery (London, UK), the touring exhibition Africa Remix, which included the Hayward Gallery (London) and The Centre Pompidou (Paris, France). Perrier has also been artist in residence at Light Work (in partnership with Autograph) (New York, USA); in Playing The City, Kunsthalle Schirn (Frankfurt, Germany) and has worked with Tate Britain (as an invited artist) on their education programme - BP Family Festival: Close Encounters of the Art Kind and currently has work installed from a portrait commission with Kings College London called Portraits of a Global Law School currently displayed on level -1 in Somerset House East Wing.
Her works are represented in private and public collections including Arts Council England (UK); Autograph (UK); Foundling Museum (UK); Light Work (USA); Sindika Dokolo Foundation (Angola); Tate (UK); Wedge Collection (Canada).
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Banner image: Eileen Perrier, from the series Ghana [detail], 1995-96. © and courtesy the artist.
Exhibition preview images: all by Eileen Perrier, © and courtesy the artist. 1) From the series Afro Hair and Beauty Show, 1998-2003. 2 and 4) From the Series Red, Gold and Green, 1997. Commissioned by Autograph, London. 3)
From the series Ghana [detail], 1995-96.
About the artist: Courtesy Eileen Perrier.
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.
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