Gerry Badger
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Gerald David "Gerry" Badger (born 1948, Northampton
) is a writer about, and curator of photography, and a photographer.
The two volumes of The Photobook: A History, which Badger co-wrote with Martin Parr
, won the 2006 book award for photography from the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation. The second volume won a Deutscher Fotobuchpreis
.
In 2008, he authored an introduction for the photobook
A Short History of Photography, by Harvey Benge.
In September 2010, Badger reviewed the Tate Modern
exhibition 'Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance & the Camera,' for the British Journal of Photography ("BJP").
As a photographer, Badger identifies his usual subject matter as "landscapes and accretions of history".
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
) is a writer about, and curator of photography, and a photographer.
The two volumes of The Photobook: A History, which Badger co-wrote with Martin Parr
Martin Parr
Martin Parr is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take a critical look at aspects of modern life, in particular provincial and suburban life in England...
, won the 2006 book award for photography from the Kraszna-Krausz Foundation. The second volume won a Deutscher Fotobuchpreis
Deutscher Fotobuchpreis
The Deutscher Fotobuchpreis or German Photobook Prize is an annual group of awards made by a selected jury, with the purpose of celebrating and honoring exemplary projects in the field of visual-led book publishing originated in Germany...
.
In 2008, he authored an introduction for the photobook
Photobook
A photo-book or photobook is a book in which photographs make a significant contribution to the overall content. The most critically acclaimed photo-books celebrate the creative work of an individual photographer, but can also result from the collaboration between a photographer and a writer, an...
A Short History of Photography, by Harvey Benge.
In September 2010, Badger reviewed the Tate Modern
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group . It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year...
exhibition 'Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance & the Camera,' for the British Journal of Photography ("BJP").
As a photographer, Badger identifies his usual subject matter as "landscapes and accretions of history".
Group exhibitions
- "The Art of the Garden", Tate BritainTate BritainTate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
(London), 2004. - "Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry Selects from the Arts Council Collection", De La Ware Pavilion (Bexhill-on-SeaBexhill-on-SeaBexhill-on-Sea is a town and seaside resort in the county of East Sussex, in the south of England, within the District of Rother. It has a population of approximately 40,000...
), 2008 (and travelling).
Exhibitions curated
- "The Photographer as Printmaker", Arts Council of Great BritainArts Council of Great BritainThe Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England , the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales...
, 1980. - "Through the Looking Glass: Photographic Art in Britain 1945-1989", Barbican Arts CentreBarbican CentreThe Barbican Centre is the largest performing arts centre in Europe. Located in the City of London, England, the Centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhibitions. It also houses a library, three restaurants, and a conservatory...
, 1989 (with John Benton-Harris).
Collections
- Arts CouncilArts Council of Great BritainThe Arts Council of Great Britain was a non-departmental public body dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts in Great Britain. The Arts Council of Great Britain was divided in 1994 to form the Arts Council of England , the Scottish Arts Council, and the Arts Council of Wales...
(London) - Bibliothèque nationale de FranceBibliothèque nationale de FranceThe is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
(Paris) - Victoria and Albert MuseumVictoria and Albert MuseumThe Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
(London)
Books
- Photographer as Printmaker: 140 Years of Photographic Printmaking. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1981. ISBN 0728702940.
- Eugène Atget. London: Macdonald, 1985. ISBN 035610852X. The work of Eugène AtgetEugène AtgetEugène Atget was a French photographer noted for his photographs documenting the architecture and street scenes of Paris....
- Photo Texts. London: Travelling Light, 1988. ISBN 0906333229. Essays by Badger and Peter TurnerPeter Turner (writer and photographer)Peter Turner was a photographer, curator, and writer.Turner was born in London on 3 February 1947. He studied photography at the Guildford School of Art...
. - Through the Looking Glass. London: Barbican Art Gallery, 1989. ISBN 0853315604. Coedited by Badger and John Benton-Harris.
- Chris Killip 55. London: Phaidon, 2001. ISBN 0-7148-4028-9. On Chris KillipChris KillipChristopher David Killip was born in Douglas, Isle of Man and in 1964 moved to London where he worked as an assistant to the advertising photographer Adrian Flowers. He soon went freelance, but in 1969 stopped his commercial work to concentrate on the photography that he wanted to do. In 1969 he...
. - Eugène Atget 55. London: Phaidon, 2001. ISBN 0-7148-4049-1. On Eugène AtgetEugène AtgetEugène Atget was a French photographer noted for his photographs documenting the architecture and street scenes of Paris....
. - Collecting Photography. London: Mitchell Beazley, 2003. ISBN 1840007265.
- The Photobook: A History. Vol. 1. London: Phaidon, 2004. ISBN 0-7148-4285-0. With Martin ParrMartin ParrMartin Parr is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take a critical look at aspects of modern life, in particular provincial and suburban life in England...
. - The Photobook: A History. Vol. 2. London: Phaidon, 2006. ISBN 0-7148-4433-0. With Martin Parr.
- A Short History of Photography: Photographs by Harvey Benge Stockport: Dewi Lewis, 2008. ISBN 1904587518.
- The Genius of Photography. London: Quadrille, 2007. ISBN 1844003639.
- The Pleasures of Good Photographs: Essays. New York: Aperture, 2010. ISBN 9781597111393.
Photographs in books
- Unpopular Culture: Grayson Perry Selects from the Arts Council Collection. London: Hayward, 2008. ISBN 1853322679. Edited by Grayson PerryGrayson PerryGrayson Perry is an English artist, known mainly for his ceramic vases and cross-dressing. Perry's vases have classical forms and are decorated in bright colours, depicting subjects at odds with their attractive appearance. There is a strong autobiographical element in his work, in which images of...
. Some of Badger's photographs appear.