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

Zoom Artist Talk | Karen Knorr: Journeys, Collaborations and Women in Photography

Karen Knorr: Journeys, Collaborations and Women in Photography

Artist Talk with Maidenhead Camera Club

Zoom / Cox Green Community Centre

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 8:00 – 10:00pm

Maidenhead Camera Club are hosting an online talk with Karen Knorr on Tuesday 18 November, 8:00 – 10:00pm. Watch the talk via Zoom, or join at Cox Green Community Centre in Maidenhead where it will be screened. Book your ticket here, non-members welcome.

In her presentation, Journeys, Collaborations and Women in Photography, Karen will be talking about the evolution of and changes in her practice from 1976 – 2025. Her photography explores cultural heritage and its ideological underpinnings. Questions concerning post colonialism and its relationship to aesthetics have permeated her photographic work since the 1980’s.

Based at Cox Green Community Centre, Maidenhead Camera Club’s programme includes talks, exhibitions, practical and studio evenings, visits and walks.

Paris Photo 2025 | Book Signing with Filigranes Éditions

Paris Photo 2025
Grand Palais, Paris
13–16 November 2025
Opening Preview: 12 November

Book Signing of Fables and Other Stories
Filigranes Éditions, Stand K09
13 November, 3:15 – 4:00pm

Karen Knorr will be present at Paris Photo and will be signing copies of her book Fables and Other Stories with Filigranes Éditions on Thursday 13 November!

Fables and Other Stories, offers a unique immersion into Karen Knorr’s world with around forty photographs and eleven short stories for children written by Knorr herself. The publication accompanied the Matmut Pour Les Arts exhibition from earlier this year, which brought together recent works from Knorr’s newest series, Scavi, and emblematic photographs from Fables, India Song and Monogatari. In Fables and Other Stories, she uses subtle collages of animals, objects and architectural settings to question the authority of museums and heritage. Its visual dialogue, between reality and fiction, invites the reader to explore worlds mixing traditions and illusions, opening the way to a poetic reflection on the authenticity and power of the image.

Paris Photo 2025

Paris Photo 2025
Grand Palais, Paris
13–16 November 2025 (Opening Preview: 12 November)

Les Filles du Calvaire (Booth C31) & Augusta Edwards Fine Art (Booth B4)

Karen Knorr will be present and exhibiting works at the upcoming Paris Photo with Les Filles du Calvaire and Augusta Edwards Fine Art.

On view with Les Filles du Calvaire (Booth C31) will be selected photographs from Knorr’s co-authored series with Olivier Richon, Punks, alongside works by Laia Abril, Helena Almeida, Diana Markosian, Katrien de Blauwer, Katalin Ladik, Lore Stessel, Nelli Palomaki, and Marie Quéau. From 1976 to 1977, Karen Knorr and Olivier Richon documented the London punk scene revolving around the Roxy in Covent Garden and the Global Village in Charing Cross. The first prints from their Punks series were originally presented at The Photographers’ Gallery in 1978, and featured many years later, in 2012, at Tate Britain in the retrospective titled Another London.

Augusta Edwards Fine Art (Booth B40) will be exhibiting a selection of works from Ladies (2011) in a group presentation also including

Four Corners 50 at Fifty Anniversary Print Sale

Launching Online: 17–30 November 2025

Karen Knorr and Olivier Richon are delighted to have donated a print from their Punks series for Four Corners‘ 50 at Fifty Anniversary Print Sale.

Launching online on 17 November 2025, the 50 at Fifty print sale will offer collectors and photography lovers alike the chance to purchase a print by one of 50 acclaimed image-makers for just £50. Each 10 x 8” print is produced on Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl paper and accompanied by a certificate of authentication. The sale runs for two weeks only, ending 30 November.

All proceeds will go towards Four Corners’ future exhibition programme, helping to sustain their support for artists and communities. Click here to explore the participating photographers and keep an eye on Four Corners’ instagram for further details!

Show Me to You Exhibition at Newlands House Gallery, Petworth

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 F ast 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

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.

Last few days of U.S. Route 1 (After Berenice Abbott)

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.

Photofusion Autumn Print Sale

Karen Knorr is pleased to also be supporting Photofusion’s Autumn Print Sale, with a 10 x 12″ print of Hera’s Eyes, Oplontis Villa, Torre Annuziata, 2024 from the series Scavi (2023–2024). Available for £100 until 15 October 2025.

As a registered charity and one of the few socially engaged photography centres in London, Photofusion’s Autumn Print Sale will raise much-needed funds to allow them to continue providing free to access gallery spaces, developing new photographic talent, and amplifying unheard voices and narratives.

Click here to explore available prints by over 60 photographers. Every print sold helps secure Photofusion’s future in their new space.

Fast Forward: Women in Photography Conference | Toruń, Poland

The 6th Fast Forward: Women in Photography Conference

Beyond The Canon: Exhibiting, Curating and Collecting Photography by Women

10–12 October 2025

Centre of Contemporary Art, Torún, Poland

Karen Knorr is delighted to support and will be present at the upcoming Fast Forward: Women in Photography conference in Torún, Poland. The conference is open to the public and free to attend.

The sixth Fast Forward conference explores the (hi)stories of women in photography with a particular reference to how women’s work is curated, exhibited and collected by museums, institutions, festivals, galleries and individuals.