An Instinctive Eye: A Selection of Contemporary Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection

Exhibitions
June 16, 2007 - August 12, 2007

The exhibition was presented for the first time in Europe. From the moment of its foundation in 1991, Elton John’s collection of photographs had been exhibited only once, in the High Museum of Art (Atlanta, Georgia, USA).

The exposition consisted of 148 pieces of art by 24 contemporary photographers, selected by Elton John and his partner, David Furnish. The list of artists, whose works were presented in the PinchukArtCentre, included David LaChapelle, Nan Goldin, Zhang Huan, Sam Taylor Wood, Rineka Dijkstra, Loretta Lux, Ruud Van Empel, Hiroshi Sugimoto and others.

Curators: Jane Jackson, Director of the Sir Elton John Photography Collection and Peter Doroshenko, President of the PinchukArtCentre

Edward Burtynsky Container Ports #8
Edward Burtynsky
Container Ports #8, Racine Port, Montreal, Quebec, 2001
chromogenic dye coupler print
Edward Burtynsky Manufacturing #17
Edward Burtynsky
Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jiin Province, China, 2005
chromogenic print
Edward Burtynsky Shipbreaking #24
Edward Burtynsky
Shipbreaking #24, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000
chromogenic dye coupler print

Chuck Close, Sir Elton John
Chuck Close
Sir Elton John, 2000
digital ink-jet print

Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Backyard Romance)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Backyard Romance), Summer, 2004
digital c-print mounted on aluminum

Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (bed of roses)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (bed of roses), Winter 2005
digital c-print mounted on aluminum

Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Boy With Hand In Drain)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Boy With Hand In Drain), 2001–2002
digital c-print mounted on aluminum
Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Boy With Hand In Drain)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Boy With Hand In Drain), 2001–2002
digital c-print mounted on aluminum

Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Rug Lady)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Rug Lady), 1999
digital c-print mounted on aluminum

Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Rug Lady)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Rug Lady), 1999
digital c-print mounted on aluminum

Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Rug Lady)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Rug Lady), 1999
digital c-print mounted on aluminum
Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Sod Man)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Sod Man), 1999
laser direct c-print
Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Sod Man)
Gregory Crewdson
Untitled (Sod Man), 1999
laser direct c-print
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Brent Booth
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
Brent Booth, 21, Des Moines, Iowa, 1990–1992
Ektacolor print

Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Joe Reeves: 37 years old: San Fernando
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
Joe Reeves: 37 years old: San Fernando, CA.;1990–1992
Ektacolor print

Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, W
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
W, September 1999, #13, 2000
Fugicolor Crystal archive print

Rineka Dijkstra, Kolobrzeg
Rineka Dijkstra
Kolobrzeg, Poland, July 26, 1992
colour coupler print

Anthony Goicolea, Last Supper
Anthony Goicolea
Last Supper, 1999
color c-print
Anthony Goicolea, I'll Show You Yours If You Show Me Mine
Anthony Goicolea
I’ll Show You Yours If You Show Me Mine, 2000
color c-print

Anthony Goicolea, I'll Show You Yours If You Show Me Mine
Anthony Goicolea
I’ll Show You Yours If You Show Me Mine, 2000
color c-print

Anthony Goicolea, Poolpushers
Anthony Goicolea
Poolpushers, 2001
chromogenic dye coupler print
Nan Goldin, Hotel “Village”
Nan Goldin

Hotel “Village”, Room, 1992
cibachrome print

Nan Goldin, Kim in Rhinestones
Nan Goldin
Kim in Rhinestones, 1991
cibachrome print

Nan Goldin, Self Portrait in the Blue Bathroom
Nan Goldin
Self Portrait in the Blue Bathroom, Berlin, 1991
cibachrome print
Katy Grannan, Dee and Van
Katy Grannan

Dee and Van, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, 2003
c-print

Katy Grannan, Mike, Hearthstone Motel
Katy Grannan
Mike, Hearthstone Motel, Upper Red Hook, NY, 2004
gelatin silver print

Katy Grannan, Mike
Katy Grannan
Mike, Hearthstone Motel, Upper Red Hook, NY, 2004
gelatin silver print
Katy Grannan, Untitled
Katy Grannan
Untitled (from the Poughkeepsie Journal), 1999
c-print

Katy Grannan, Untitled
Katy Grannan
Untitled (from the Poughkeepsie Journal), 1999
c-print

David Hilliard, Dad
David Hilliard
Dad, 1998
chromogenic dye coupler print

David Hilliard, Highway of Thought
David Hilliard
Highway of Thought, 2004
c-print mounted on aluminum
David Hilliard, His Problem with Plurality
David Hilliard
His Problem with Plurality, 1998
c-print mounted on aluminum

David Hilliard, Making Boys Cry
David Hilliard
Making Boys Cry, 2001
c-print mounted on aluminum

David Hilliard ,Spring Trainer
David Hilliard
Spring Trainer, 2006
c-print mounted on aluminum

David Hilliard, Super Heroes
David Hilliard
Super Heroes, 2004
c-print mounted on aluminum
David Hilliard ,Susie Floating
David Hilliard
Susie Floating, 2003
c-print mounted on aluminum
David Hilliard, The Widow
David Hilliard
The Widow, 2005
c-print mounted on aluminum

David Hilliard , The Winter Months
David Hilliard
The Winter Months, 1994
c-print mounted on aluminum
Zhang Huan, To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain
Zhang Huan
To Add One Meter to an Anonymous Mountain, 1995
Сolour coupler print
Zhang Huan, To Raise the Water Level in a Fishpond
Zhang Huan
To Raise the Water Level in a Fishpond, Beijing, China, 1997
Сolour coupler print
David LaChapelle, Leonardo DiCaprio: American Dreams, 1995 Fujicolor Crystal archive print
David LaChapelle

Leonardo DiCaprio: American Dreams, 1995 Fujicolor Crystal archive print
David LaChapelle, Eminem about to Blow
David LaChapelle
Eminem about to Blow, NY, 1999
Fujicolor Crystal archive print
David LaChapelle ,Tupac Shakur: Becoming Clean
David LaChapelle
Tupac Shakur: Becoming Clean, LA, 1996
Fujicolor Crystal archive print

Loretta Lux, Milo 1
Loretta Lux
Milo 1, 2004
ilfochrome print

Loretta Lux, Study of a Girl 1
Loretta Lux
Study of a Girl 1, 2002
Ilfochrome print


Loretta Lux, The Hush
Loretta Lux
The Hush, 2000
Ilfochrome Print
Loretta Lux, Three Wishes
Loretta Lux
Three Wishes, 2001
Ilfochrome Print
Sally Mann, Triptych
Sally Mann
Triptych, 2004
silver print with varnish
Ryan McGinley, Dakota (hair)
Ryan McGinley
Dakota (hair), 2004
chromogenic dye coupler print

Ryan McGinley, Falling Forward
Ryan McGinley
Falling Forward, 2005
chromogenic dye coupler print

Ryan McGinley, Untitled
Ryan McGinley
Untitled, 2005
c-print

Richard Misrach, Battleground Point #30
Richard Misrach

Battleground Point #30, 1999
c-print


Richard Misrach, Golden Gate
Richard Misrach
Golden Gate, 9-4-1998, 7:02 am
chromogenic dye coupler print

Tracey Moffatt, Something More #1
Tracey Moffatt
Something More #1, 1989
cibachrome print

Tracey Moffatt, Something More #8
Tracey Moffatt
Something More #8, 1989
cibachrome print
Luis Gonzalez Palma, El Angel
Luis Gonzalez Palma

El Angel, 1993
handpainted silver gelatin print

Matthew Pillsbury, Dennis & Anamilia
Matthew Pillsbury
Dennis & Anamilia, BBC news Access Hollywood, 2003
archival ink-jet print

Matthew Pillsbury, Dennis & Anamilia
Matthew Pillsbury
Tayna & Sartaj Gill, CSI Miami, 2002 (TV 02003)
archival ink-jet print

Matthew Pillsbury , Tayna & Sartaj Gill
Matthew Pillsbury

Tayna & Sartaj Gill, CSI Miami, 2002 (TV 02003)
archival ink-jet print

Matthew Pillsbury, Eric Watson
Matthew Pillsbury
Eric Watson, Thursday, March 11th, 7:40-8:40 pm, Paris, 2004
pigment print
Angela Strassheim, Untitled
Angela Strassheim
Untitled, 2004
c-print

Angela Strassheim, Untitled
Angela Strassheim
Untitled, 2003
c-print
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ionian Sea
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea I, 1990
gelatin silver print

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Irish Sea
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Irish Sea, Isle of Man I, 1990
gelatin silver print

Sam Taylor Wood, Bram Stoker's Chair View V
Sam Taylor Wood
Bram Stoker’s Chair View V, 2005
c-print
Sam Taylor Wood, Bram Stoker's Chair View VI
Sam Taylor Wood
Bram Stoker’s Chair View VI, 2005
c-print

Ruud van Empel, World #1 (Girl in White Dress)
Ruud van Empel
World #1 (Girl in White Dress), 2005
cibachrome, dibond, plexiglass
Ruud Van Empel, World #11
Ruud van Empel
World #11, 2005
cibachrome, dibond, plexiglass

Ruud Van Empel, World #14
Ruud van Empel
World #14, 2006
cibachrome, dibond, plexiglass

Ruud Van Empel, World #5
Ruud van Empel
World #5 (Boy’s Head Arising From The Water of a Lily Pond), 2005
cibachrome, dibond, plexiglass
Angela West, From My Dad series
Angela West

From My Dad series, 2002
chromogenic dye coupler print
Angela West, From My Dad series
Angela West

From My Dad series, 2002
chromogenic dye coupler print
Angela West, From My Dad series
Angela West

From My Dad series, 2002
chromogenic dye coupler print
Charlie White, Ken's Basement
Charlie White
Ken’s Basement, 2000
lightjet chromogenic print mounted on plexiglass