Don McCullin, US Marine, Hue, Vietnam, 1968
Don McCullin, Grieving woman with young boy,
Cyprus
Don McCullin, US troops, Friedrichstrasse,
Berlin, 1961
Don McCullin, Mother and weeping chilkd,
Bangladesh
Don McCullin: Shaped by
War
11 September - 21
November 2010
An Imperial War Museum touring exhibition, originated at IWM
North in 2010
View a
press release here
‘Photography for me is not looking, it’s
feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re
never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your
pictures.’ Don McCullin
Don McCullin is one of Britain’s greatest
photographers. For 50 years his photographs have shaped our
awareness of modern conflict and its consequences. Today, despite
leaving photojournalism to explore other photographic genres, his
work continues to be influenced by his experiences: his life has
been shaped by war.
This exhibition, timed to coincide with the
Somerset-based photographer's 75th birthday, explores McCullin’s
story and sets his work in context. Over a hundred prints reveal
the full range of his work, from his early years in working class
north London to his hard-hitting work for the Sunday Times
Magazine followed by the reflective landscapes and still lifes
of the last two decades.
A free audioguide tour of the exhibition by
Don McCullin will be available, along with the book Shaped by
War: Don McCullin (£25 plus p&p).
EVENTS
Ken Loach Introduces: film
nights at the Victoria Art Gallery, each 6.00-8.30, price £12.50
for one or £20.00 for two (Tel. 01225 477244), in
association with Bath City Supporters’ Association
Wednesday 13 October, The Battle of Algiers
(1966); director Gillo Pintecorvo
Wednesday 27 October, Land and Freedom (1996),
about the Spanish Civil War; director Ken Loach
Friday 8 October, two talks by
exhibition curator Hilary Roberts
2.30–4.00, Interpreting
Photographs, including a tour of the exhibition; admission
by donation
6.15–7.30, War and the Media in the
20th century; tickets £7.50 / 6.00 in
advance
The exhibition has been supported by: John
Jones London, Hamiltons, NKS Contracts Ltd.
Don McCullin