John Myers – 32 Portraits; 10 Televisions; 14 Boring Photographs; 8 Sub Stations; 3 Furniture Stores; 6 Houses and 1 Giraffe
13 February – 31 March
Gallery of Photography, Meeting House Square, Dublin 2
Library of Birmingham, in collaboration with the IKON, showed the first major exhibition by Midlands-based artist John Myers in 2012. Comprising black and white photographs made in the 1970s, including portrait of individuals and families living in and around Stourbridge and the Black Country, plus typological studies of TV sets and a series of Boring Landscapes, this exhibition now tours to Dublin.
in other news;
John Myer’s acclaimed portrait of Mr and Mrs Seabourne (http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/04/john-myers-best-shot-photography) features in the exhibition A Collection, currently on display on The Photographers’ Wall in the Library of Birmingham.
