The Weight of Being: Vulnerability, Resilience, and Mental Health in Art
Two Temple Place, London
24 January–19 April 2026

Curated by Angela Thomas, this new exhibition at Two Temple Place will explore artistic expression and mental health. Through depictions of deeply personal and collective experiences, it examines the powerful ways in which artists capture vulnerability, resilience, and their search for solace.

Including the work of a diverse range of twentieth century and contemporary artists and their varying perspectives, The Weight of Being will showcase how artists have captured the psychological and emotional impact of societal pressures, resilience in the face of adversity, and existential uncertainty. Four works from Karen Knorr’s series Belgravia (1979–1981) will be included in the exhibition.

Alongside dozens of artworks drawn from galleries and collections across the UK, the portraits, landscapes, and figurative studies of the lesser-known artist John Wilson McCracken (1936–1982) are woven throughout. Denied the opportunity to return to the Slade School of Art following a period of hospitalisation for mental health reasons, McCracken spent much of his career in Hartlepool, producing work that reflects a profound sensitivity to the emotional and social pressures of his time.

In Plain Sight: Photography, Power and Public Space in Britain

Matèria, San Lorenzo, Rome

5 December 2025–1 February 2026

PV: 4 December, 6 – 9pm (San Lorenzo Gallery Night)

Matèria is pleased to present In Plain Sight: Photography, Power and Public Space in Britain, an exhibition of photographic works, co-curated in dialogue with Christiane Monarchi. Through the intersection of language and the use of public space, the exhibition explores photography as a transformative site for action and a declaration of intent—whether political, cultural, or personal. Selected photographs from Karen Knorr’s series Country Life (1983–1985) will be on view alongside works by Anna Fox, Jermaine Francis, Sunil Gupta, MacDonaldStrand, Sarah Pickering, John Stezaker, and Bettina von Zwehl.

At its core, In Plain Sight is both a reflection on Britain’s rich photographic landscape and a testament to its profound contributions to social discourse with a particular focus on the last twenty years. Bringing together the work of eight lens-based artists, the exhibition opens a dialogue with specific histories of the United Kingdom which continue to influence visual culture today. The photographs, video

Group Exhibition: Show Me to You
Newlands House Gallery, Petworth
1 November 2025–15 February 2026

A selection of works from Karen Knorr’s Belgravia (1979-81) series will be on view in the Fast Forward: Women in Photography exhibition, Show Me to You, which accompanies the major retrospective, Jane Bown: Play Shadow.

Jane Bown: Play Shadow at Newlands House Gallery, Petworth (from 1 November 2025 to 15 February 2026) expands beyond the familiar public image of Bown’s work as a photographer with The Observer newspaper, to reveal the deeply personal vision and consistent philosophy that guided her work: a belief in simplicity, natural light, and the decisive presence of a good face.

The exhibition also celebrates Jane’s lasting connection to the region and to future generations of image-makers. An alumna of the Guildford School of Art – which offered the UK’s only full-time photography course at the time, directed by Ifor Thomas – now part of the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), the exhibition includes Show Me to You, part of Fast Forward: Womxn in Photography, which celebrates the continuing legacy of Jane Bown, a UCA’s distinguished graduates. Known for her intimate and honest portraits, Bown’s influence resonates in the work of UCA alumni and staff: Anna Fox, Sunil Gupta, Karen Knorr,

Artissima Art Fair with Matèria
Oval Lingotto Fiere,Turin, Italy
31 October–2 November 2025
Main Section, Booth 7 (Red Corridor)

Karen Knorr’s The Principles of Political Economy from the series Capital (1990-91) will be on view at Artissima with Matèria Gallery. The fair opens 31 October–2 November 2025 (preview by invitation on 30 October). Find Matèria in the Main Section on Booth 7 (Red Corridor).

Artissima is Italy’s most important contemporary art fair. Since its establishment in 1994, it has combined the presence of an international market with a focus on experimentation and research.

U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott) by Anna Fox and Karen Knorr

Les Rencontres d’Arles
Palais de l’Archevêché, 7 July–5 October 2025

 
There’s now only a few more days to catch Anna Fox and Karen Knorr’s U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott) at Les Rencontres d’Arles! The exhibition is on view at Palais de l’Archevêché until Sunday 5 October.

Following in the tracks of Berenice Abbott and her colleague/assistant Damon Gadd (also accompanied by Sara Gadd), Karen Knorr and Anna Fox set out in 2016 to start a record of contemporary life along U.S. Route 1 during the age of Trump. Along the way Fox and Knorr searched for a sense of what is happening today and how that differs from what Abbott and Gadd found. Using their iPhones, digital SLRs and a Phase One medium format camera, they photographed small towns, people, drugstores, cafes, diners, hotels, motels, farms, factories, street signs and advertisements.

U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott) by Anna Fox & Karen Knorr
Published by Trolley Books

Book Launch:
The Photographers’ Gallery Bookshop
Thursday 24 July
18.00 – 20.00

Karen Knorr and Anna Fox’s new publication, U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott), published by Trolley Books, will be launching in London at The Photographers’ Gallery on Thursday 24 July! Click here to  pre-order a signed copy from Trolley Books at a special release price (offer available until 24 July).

Anna Fox and Karen Knorr set out in 2016 on a journey of friendship, adventure and collaboration stopping at motels, drugstores, cafes and Airbnb’s. Stopping, walking, getting out to meet people and explore a fractured US society in the age of Trump. Over 150 colour photographs made between 2016 and 2025 focus on small towns on this extended road trip from Key West in Florida to Fort Kent in Maine. 

Shifting Perspectives: Photography from Japan Echoes Urban Lights and Spaces Between

White Conduit Projects, London

Karen Knorr is offering special A3 edition of 25 of Intoxicated by the Moonlight, Obai-in, Kyoto, 2017 for the first time to celebrate her work’s inclusion in Shifting Perspectives. Contact info@whiteconduitprojects.uk for further details.

Shifting Perspectives showcases the work of three photographers inspired by their experiences in Japan. Karen Knorr presents selections from her ongoing Monogatari series, which has been exploring Japanese heritage and culture since 2011. Alicja Dobrucka and Olivier Richon present works that express their sense of taste and vision through still-life photography, created during their residency at Tokyo Arts and Space (TOKAS) in 2016

Knorr’s Monogatari series started in 2012, explores animal life and Japanese cultural heritage through Buddhist tales and traditional stories. Captured in temples, shrines, and gardens across Kyoto, Nara, Ise, and Tokyo, the images of animals and women in kimonos evoke Edo period screen art.

3 Photographic Journeys That Expand Reality: Kimiko Yoshida, Albert Watson, and Karen Knorr

Holden Luntz Gallery
Palm Beach, Florida
22 February–15 April 2025

Panel Discussion
22 February, 10 am (EST)

Karen Knorr will be exhibiting in Holden Luntz Gallery’s newest group exhibition, 3 Photographic Journeys That Expand Reality: Kimiko Yoshida, Albert Watson, and Karen Knorr. She will be at the gallery in Palm Beach this weekend for an artist talk and panel discussion with Holden Luntz, Kimiko Yoshida, and Albert Watson. Starting at 10 am (EST), 22 February. The talk will be recorded, live-streamed on Instagram, and later posted on the Holden Luntz Gallery website.

Zona Maco
with Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Centro Citibanamex, Mexico City
5–9 February 2025
Booth E105

10 on Paper
Celebrating 10 years of Matèria
Matèria, Rome
13 February–17 April 2025

Karen Knorr’s work is currently on view at Zona Maco in Mexico City with Sundaram Tagore Gallery until 9 February 2025. Coming up later in February is 10 on Paper which celebrates 10 years of Matèria. The Principles of Political Economy from Capital (1990-91) will be on view and Karen will be present in Rome for the opening on 13 February.

UNTITLED Art Fair 
Danziger Gallery, Booth B35
Miami Beach, Florida
4–8 December 2024

Danziger Gallery is pleased to be participating in the 21st edition of the UNTITLED Art Fair in Miami Beach. The fair runs from Wednesday 4 December to Sunday 8 December, the same week as Art Basel Miami.

This year the gallery is bringing the work of 22 different artists and will be exhibiting Karen Knorr’s The Return of the Hunter, Chandra Mahal, Jaipur Palace, Jaipur, 2012 from the series India Song (2008–2023). For the first time they will also be showing work by Gordon Cheung, Shepard Fairey, Llyn Foulkes, Annie Kevans, Giuseppe Lo Schiavo, Abelardo Morell, Lee-Ann Olwage, and Alec Soth.

Karen Knorr’s India Song celebrates the rich visual culture, the foundation myths and stories of northern India, focusing on Rajasthan and using sacred and secular sites to consider caste, femininity and its relationship to the animal world. Interiors are painstakingly photographed with a large format Sinar P3 analogue camera and scanned to very high resolution.