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The Zabludowicz Collection LONDON: You Are Looking at Something That Never Occurred April 6, 2017

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Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #41, 1979, Gelatin silver print 8 x 10 inches

Anita and Poju Zabludowicz

Anita Zabludowicz was born in Newcastle and now lives in London with her husband, Poju, and their four children. Anita studied Fine Art & History of Art in Newcastle’s College of Arts & Technology and subsequently spent ten years working as a project manager in interior architecture before going back to study Modern Art & Auctioneering at Christies.

Poju Zabludowicz was born in 1953 in Helsinki, Finland where he was schooled. He later graduated with a degree in Economics and Political Science from Tel Aviv University. Poju has led the global equity firm Tamares since 1990.

Poju and Anita support a number of philanthropic activities and together they founded the Zabludowicz Collection in the early 1990s to collect international emerging contemporary art and support their ongoing philanthropic endeavours. They are active internationally and opened an exhibition space in the former Methodist Chapel at 176 Prince of Wales Road in 2007 with the aim to facilitate projects with artists and curators both in the UK and overseas.

Elad Lassry, Woman (Ball A), 2014

Opening six days ago, the Zabludowicz Collection is dedicating an exhibition to artists who have questioned differences between past and present, the factual and the fictional through the eyes of the lens. The aptly titled You Are Looking at Something That Never Occurred uses the Collection’s personal archive, with Wolfgang Tillmans, Jeff Wall and Lucas Blalock, amongst others, coming together to resurrect the 40-year body of work that has successfully challenged us and the world we live in.

The curator, Paul Luckraft, says “This show came out of our desire to look back at the richness in the collection of photography” – a richness which is undeniably apparent in the gallery space. Initially being met with Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled Film Still #41”the exhibition highlights key photographers cleverly connected in their mediums – however, upon closer analysis, it becomes evident each artist has an extremely distinct approach to the lens-based medium.

Thomas Ruff, jpeg ny15, 2007

While some imagery is a testimony to the artist’s skill, there are pieces which, instead, reflect an imperative time in history. Exemplifying this is Thomas Ruff’s addressing of the tragic 9/11 attack in “.jpeg ny15”as it’s cleverly placed by his equally emotive Stoya portrait series. Crisp, clear and clean in its presentation, the portraits (showing sombre-looking male and female subjects) heavily narrate the emotional connotations associated with Tuff’s commemorative work.

Open until 9th July, use this chance to immerse yourself in the extensive variety of photography captured over four decades. With the medium taking over our lives in more ways than we perhaps realise, You Are Looking at Something That Never Occurred does a great job in highlighting relevant aspects of both the past and the present day.

http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/gallery/23689/18/you-are-looking-at-something-that-never-occurred

http://www.dazeddigital.com/photography/article/35340/1/photographs-that-explore-the-line-between-fact-and-fiction

Christopher Williams, Linhof Technika, Dirk Schaper Studio, Berlin, June 19, 2007, 2008, C-Print 20 x 16 inches