Nigel Shafran
Nigel Shafran (born 1964) is a British photographer and artist. His work has been exhibited at the Tate and the Victoria and Albert Museum. In the 1980s, before focusing on fine art photography, Shafran worked in fashion photography.
Nigel Shafran
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- Name
- Nigel Shafran
- Born
- 1964
- Birthplace
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- * Photographer
- Languages
- English
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He described his work as "a build-up of images, often in sequences. There is a connection between them all. Basically, I'm a one-trick pony: it's all life and death and that's it."
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• Name — Nigel Shafran • Born — 1964 • Birthplace — United Kingdom • Occupation — * Photographer • artist • Website — nigelshafran.com
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• 2000: Photographs by Nigel Shafran, 1992-2000, Taka Ishi Gallery, Japan • 2001: Washing Up 2000, Fig-1, London • 2004: Nigel Shafran, MW projects, London • 2008: Flowers for ______, Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France • 2010: Compost pictures, 2008-9, Charleston, Firle, East Sussex, UK
Publications
• Ruthbook. Self-published, 1995. Supported by Focal Point Gallery. Edition of 600 copies. • Dad's Office. Self-published, 1999.. Edition of 1000 copies. • Edited Photographs: Photoworks Monograph. Brighton, Photoworks; Göttingen, Steidl: 2004.. Photographs by Shafran. Edited by Celia Davies, with essays by Val Williams and Paul Elliman, and an interview with Shafran by Charlotte Cotton. • Flowers for ______. London: Koenig, 2008.. Edition of 750 copies. • Ruth on the phone. Roma publications, 2012.. • Teenage Precinct Shoppers. Dashwood Books, 2013. Edition of 500 copies. • Visitor Figures: Out-takes from the V&A Museum Annual Review 2012-13. Self-published, 2015. Edition of 350 copies. • Dark Rooms. London: Mack, 2016.. Co-edited by Liz Jobey. With texts by David Chandler and Paul Elliman. • The People on the Streets. 2018.
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• Victoria and Albert Museum, London • Arts Council England
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- 1.Bicker, Phil. Teenage Precinct Shoppers by Nigel Shafran: A Look Back to 1990. Time. 11 April 2013.
- 2.Liz Jobey, "Photographer Nigel Shafran: domestic harmony," The Guardian, 23 October 2008.
- 3.Kate Constable, "Fashion: Yours: big shots at a snip," The Independent, 18 November 1993.
- 4.Sarah Phillips, "Photographer Nigel Shafran's best shot," The Guardian, 21 April 2010.
- 5.Rencontres d'Arles. Exhibitions.
- 6.Wallpaper. Rencontres d'Arles, 2008. 12 August 2008.
- 7.Victoria and Albert Museum. Search the Collections.
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