Civilization: The Way We Live Now
This landmark exhibition tracks the visual threads of humanity鈥檚 ever-changing, extraordinarily complex life across the globe, through the eyes of 150 of the world鈥檚 most accomplished photographers. Featuring many previously unseen images, Civilization acknowledges the diverse material and spiritual cultures that make up global societies today, spanning Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. Exploring a wide range of subjects, from our great united achievements to our collective failings, Civilization: The Way We Live Now highlights the complexity and contradictions of contemporary civilization.
The exhibition is conceived as a journey through eight thematic chapters:
HIVE: where we live
ALONE TOGETHER: how we relate to one another
FLOW: how we move our bodies and goods
PERSUASION: the power of influence
ESCAPE: how we relax
CONTROL: maintaining order and discipline
RUPTURE: breakdown and disorder
NEXT: new worlds on the horizon
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This landmark exhibition tracks the visual threads of humanity鈥檚 ever-changing, extraordinarily complex life across the globe, through the eyes of 150 of the world鈥檚 most accomplished photographers. Featuring many previously unseen images, Civilization acknowledges the diverse material and spiritual cultures that make up global societies today, spanning Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. Exploring a wide range of subjects, from our great united achievements to our collective failings, Civilization: The Way We Live Now highlights the complexity and contradictions of contemporary civilization.
The exhibition is conceived as a journey through eight thematic chapters:
HIVE: where we live
ALONE TOGETHER: how we relate to one another
FLOW: how we move our bodies and goods
PERSUASION: the power of influence
ESCAPE: how we relax
CONTROL: maintaining order and discipline
RUPTURE: breakdown and disorder
NEXT: new worlds on the horizon
Artists on show
- Adam Ferguson
- Ahmad Zamroni
- Aimée Hoving
- Alec Soth
- Alejandro Cartagena
- Alex MacLean
- Alfred Ko
- Amalia Ulman
- Andreas Gefeller
- Andreas Tschersich
- Andreia Alves de Oliveira
- Andrew Esiebo
- Andrew Moore
- Andrew Rowat
- Andy Freeberg
- Ann Mandelbaum
- Antony Cairns
- Ashley Gilbertson
- Benny Lam
- Brian Ulrich
- Candida Höfer
- Cara Phillips
- Carlo Valsecchi
- Cassio Vasconcellos
- Chen Shaoxiong
- Chris Jordan
- Christian Lünig
- Christoph Gielen
- Corinne Silva
- Cyril Porchet
- Damon Winter
- Dan Holdsworth
- Daniel Berehulak
- Danila Tkachenko
- David Maisel
- Dona Schwartz
- Dougie Wallace
- Eason Tsang Ka Wai
- Edgar Martins
- Edmund Clark
- Edward Burtynsky
- Eric Thayer
- Evan Baden
- Florian Böhm
- Francesco Zizola
- Gabriele Galimberti
- George Georgiou
- Gerco de Ruijter
- Giles Price
- Gjorgji Lichovski
- Han Sungpil
- Hao Hong
- Henrik Spohler
- Irene Kung
- Jeffrey Milstein
- Jem Southam
- Jermaine Francis
- Jo Choonman
- Johanna Urschel
- Katy Grannan
- KDK
- Kim Taedong
- Larry Sultan
- Lauren Greenfield
- Leila Jeffreys
- Lisa Barnard
- Lois Conner
- Luca Zanier
- Lynne Cohen
- Mandy Barker
- Mark Power
- Massimo Vitali
- Mathieu Bernard-Reymond
- Matthieu Gafsou
- Mauricio Lima
- Max Aguilera-Hellweg
- Michael Light
- Michael Najjar
- Michael Wolf
- Michele Borzoni
- Mike Kelley
- Mintio
- Mishka Henner
- Mitch Epstein
- Murray Ballard
- Nadav Kander
- Natan Dvir
- Nick Hannes
- Nigel Shafran
- Niki Simpson
- Noh Suntag
- Olaf Otto Becker
- Olivier Christinat
- Olivo Barbieri
- Onejoon Che
- Pablo López Luz
- Paolo Woods
- Patrick Weidmann
- Paul Bulteel
- Paul Shambroom
- Penelope Umbrico
- Peter Bialobrzeski
- Philippe Chancel
- Pieter Hugo
- Priscilla Briggs
- Raimond Wouda
- Raphaël Dallaporta
- Reginald Van de Velde
- Reiner Riedler
- Richard de Tscharner
- Richard Misrach
- Richard Mosse
- Richard Wallbank
- Robert Polidori
- Robert Zhao Renhui
- Roger Eberhard
- Samuel Gratacap
- Sean Hemmerle
- Sergey Dolzhenko
- Sergey Ponomarev
- Sheng-Wen Lo
- Shigeru Takato
- Shintaro Sato
- Siân Davey
- Simon Norfolk
- Simon Roberts
- Sonia Lenzi
- South Ho Siu Nam
- Susan Derges
- Thomas Struth
- Thomas Weinberger
- Tiina Itkonen
- Toshio Shibata
- Trent Parke
- Valérie Belin
- Victoria Sambunaris
- Vincent Fournier
- Walter Niedermayr
- Wang Qingsong
- Will Steacy
- Xing Danwen
- Yan Wang Preston
- Zhang Xiao
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