Estampa with Galería Blanca Berlín, Spain

Estampa
with Galería Blanca Berlín, Madrid, Spain
17–20 October 2024

A selection of works from Karen Knorr’s new Scavi (2023–2024) series will be available to view in Booth 5B01 the upcoming Estampa art fair in Madrid with Galería Blanca Berlín, Spain.

Estampa is a contemporary art fair that has been held in the autumn of Madrid for 31 years. Its scope of work is the art market in Spain, and its concern is the formation and stabilisation of sustainable collecting for a gallery scene that is constantly growing and updating in the country. The fair is structured around a General Programme of major Spanish galleries and a series of programmes whose curators present the most recent developments in contemporary art practice or focus on more experimental issues that are less common to the general public.

Specialising in photography and the visual arts, Blanca Berlín focuses on the most innovative trends in Spanish and international contemporary photography by established artists and mid-career or emerging talents. Since its founding in 2007, the gallery has become a benchmark for the classical and contemporary photography market.

Intersections: Major solo exhibition opening at Sundaram Tagore Gallery New York, 12 September

Karen Knorr: Intersections
Sundaram Tagore Gallery New York
12 September–19 October 2024

Opening Reception with the Artist:
Thursday 12 September, 6–8pm

 

Sundaram Tagore Gallery is pleased to present Intersections, a solo exhibition of photographs by Karen Knorr, the British-American artist known for her visually rich, conceptually driven images that explore wealth, power and the aesthetics of beauty.

On view for the first time in New York are select works from Knorr’s brand-new series Scavi (2023–2024), set amid the stunning architectural heritage sites of southern Italy. The exhibition also features recent additions to India Song (2008–2023) and Fables (2003–2022) alongside historical analog photographs from Knorr’s groundbreaking work from the 1980s and ’90s.

Throughout her nearly fifty-year career, Knorr has used photography as a method of critical inquiry, employing the opulent palaces of India, monuments of Western Europe and the great houses of Britain to frame issues of power rooted in cultural heritage.

Currently showing with Sundaram Tagore Gallery in London and New York. Plus upcoming major solo exhibition

Seeing is Believing
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
London
28 June–14 September 2024

Otherworldly Landscapes
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
New York
19 July–23 August 2024

Works from Karen Knorr’s India Song (2008–2023) are currently showing with Sundaram Tagore Gallery in both London and New York.

Seeing is Believing, open now in the gallery’s London space, presents a collection of paintings, photography and sculpture by gallery artists who share unique perspectives that awaken us to new ways of seeing the world. Through the use of colour, texture, line, shape and form, this global group of artists reimagines existing realties, challenges social constructs and slows down time to create moments of quiet contemplation. Exhibited artists include: Karen Knorr, Miya Ando, Jane Lee, Zheng Lu, Robert Natkin, Robert Polidori, Susan Weil and Robert Yasuda.

Meanwhile, Otherworldly Landscapes in New York brings together new and historicpaintings, photographs and sculptures by gallery artists inspired by the power and beauty of nature. In both abstract and literal ways, each artist uniquely expands beyond the limits of the empirical realm to transport viewers to an imagined reality.

Seattle Art Fair with Sundaram Tagore Gallery this weekend

Seattle Art Fair
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Booth C18
25 July–28 July 2024

Join Sundaram Tagore Gallery at the Seattle Art Fair where they are currently showing Karen Knorr’s Arjuna’s Path, Junha Mahal, Dungarpur, 2014, from the series India Song 2008–2023.

Seattle Art Fair, a one-of-a-kind showcase for the vibrant arts community of the Pacific Northwest, and a leading destination for the best in modern and contemporary art, returns to the Lumen Field Event Center for its eighth edition in July 2024. Working alongside Beneficiary Partner Seattle Art Museum, Artistic Director Nato Thompson, and the fair’s dedicated Host Committee, the Seattle Art Fair, founded by the late Paul G. Allen, is a celebrated and productive week bringing together the region’s strong collector base, the Pacific Northwest’s top museums and institutions, and an array of innovative public programming.

Vevey, Ville d’Images and The Treasure House Fair

Vevey, Ville d’Images
Lakeside on Lake Geneva
Switzerland
12 June–12 July 2024

Plus The Treasure House Fair with Sundaram Tagore Gallery opening this week

Karen Knorr is participating at Vevey, Ville d’Images, with two images selected from Fables (2003–2022) currently exhibited lakeside on Lake Geneva on large posters.

Artist Corinne Vionnet invited Karen to participate as part of the project “Vevey, Ville d’Images” which was launched several years ago by Peter Scholl – a well-known graphic designer in the region. It involves a rotating selection of artists throughout the year, with a monthly presentation of two images by each artist shown on a billboard on the shores of Lake Geneva in Vevey. Many photographers, such as Martin Parr, Alec Soth, Joachim Schmid and Penelope Umbrico, to name but a few, have taken part in this project.

Coming Soon: The Treasure House Fair with Sundaram Tagore Gallery, London. Plus currently showing in Fields of Vision at Cromwell Place

The Treasure House Fair
With Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Stand 224
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London
26 June–2 July

 

A selection of works from Karen Knorr’s Fables (2003–2022) series will soon be available to view at the second edition of The Treasure House Fair with Sundaram Tagore Gallery, bringing another opportunity to view Karen’s work in London.

 

Plus:

On view now–22 June 2024
Fields of Vision: Contemporary Photography
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Cromwell Place, London

London: An Evening at Cromwell Place with Sundaram Tagore Plus Treasure House Fair

The Treasure House Fair
With Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Stand 224
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London
26 June–2 July

A selection of works from Karen Knorr’s Fables (2003–2022) series will be available to view at the second edition of The Treasure House Fair with Sundaram Tagore Gallery, bringing another opportunity to view Karen’s work in London.

Nestled within the grounds of the historic Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, The Treasure House Fair, offers a very special blend of art and design. At the Fair, 70 of the world’s top dealers gather to show their finest works, all vetted by independent experts. This unique event brings together carefully selected dealers, each a leader in their field.

The Treasure House Fair founders, Thomas Woodham-Smith and Harry Van der Hoorn, were co-founders of the original Masterpiece fair in 2009. Now in 2024, after a successful first edition of this new venture, they again combine their enthusiasm and expertise to create, with the exhibitors, a new experience against the familiar backdrop of Christopher Wren’s astonishing site.

An Evening of Art & Conversation
Tuesday 4 June 2024, 6–8pm

Photo London, 15–19 May

Photo London 2024
With Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Somerset House
16–19 May
Preview Day 15 May

 

Plus Two New Books, Signings, Open Studio, Drinks Reception and Artist Talk

 

Photo London 2024 is drawing closer, with its ninth edition opening at Somerset House in two weeks. It will be a busy and exciting week for Karen Knorr who will be exhibiting with Sundaram Tagore Gallery at the fair as well as in the group exhibition Fields of Vision at Cromwell Place. Across the two sites she will be exhibiting works from the brand new series Scavi and recent editions to India Song.

Throughout the week there will be a number of events celebrating the work of Karen Knorr, including an open studio, book signings and drinks at Sundaram Tagore’s gallery space at Cromwell Place – further details below. Alongside these presentations, Photo London will also see the launch of two new monographs showcasing important early works from the 1980s to the early 2000s, Connoisseurs & Academies published by Kehrer and Country Life published by Stanley/Barker.

Full event details below.

Country Life Monograph Now Available

Country Life
Available Now 
Published by STANLEY/BARKER
Artist Talk & Signing at Offprint 2024

 
Karen Knorr’s new monograph Country Life explores attitudes within the British aristocracy in the 1980s through a series of carefully structured black and white photographs and textual fragments.

Presented a masterfully printed outsized monograph, in a protective transparent PVC jacket, the title of the book Country Life reflects ironically upon a society magazine founded 126 years ago, which Knorr first came across at the homes of her parents’ white upper-class friends, which she noticed that its readership seemed mainly those well-heeled Sloane Rangers and debutantes who owned second homes in the British countryside and engaged in activities such as riding, fishing and hunting.

Knorr’s refined images were taken in London, Scotland and Oxfordshire in domestic interiors and gardens laid out according to the picturesque canons of the eighteenth century. The work was originally commissioned by The Photographers’ Gallery for a group exhibit entitled Britain in 1984, adding to her Privileged trilogy which also includes Gentlemen and Belgravia, both published by STANLEY/BARKER. Karen Knorr will be giving an artist talk and signing copies of both Country Life and the special edition box set Privileged at Offprint London on 19 May with STANLEY/BARKER. Further details can be found below.

Coming Soon: PHOTO LONDON 2024

Photo London 2024
With Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Somerset House
16–19 May
Preview Day 15 May

 

Fields of Vision: Contemporary Photography
Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Cromwell Place, London
7 May–22 June 2024

 

Photo London 2024 is drawing closer, with its ninth edition opening at Somerset House in a month’s time. It will be a busy and exciting week for Karen Knorr who will be exhibiting with Sundaram Tagore Gallery at the fair as well as in the group exhibition Fields of Vision at Cromwell Place.

Across the two sites she will be exhibiting works from the brand new series Scavi and recent editions to India Song. There will be a number of events celebrating the work of Karen Knorr, including an open studio, book signings and drinks at Sundaram Tagore’s gallery space at Cromwell Place – further details below. Alongside these presentations, Photo London will also see the launch of two new monographs showcasing important early works from the 1980s to the early 2000s