Jonathan Anderson & Edwin Low, known as Anderson & Low are fine art photographers who have been collaborating since 1990.[1]

Anderson & Low are recognised for their studies of athletes and for projects about costume and identity, which have been exhibited worldwide. These include: Road to 2012,[2] Athletes,[3] Circus,[4] Gymnasts/NDGT, Athlete/Warrior,[5] Endure[6] - they are the only artists ever to be given unrestricted access to depict how the Chinese elite gymnasts train for the Olympics; and Manga Dreams[7][8] - exploring concepts of identity and the influence of Asian comic books on youth culture.

Anderson & Low's work includes portraiture, architectural studies, abstract images, reportage, nudes, and landscape and is noted for attention to concept, form, lighting and printing.

Their works reside in: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; National Portrait Gallery (Australia); National Portrait Gallery, London;[9] Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; The Baltimore Museum of Art; The Science Museum London, UK; Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia;[10] the US Olympic Center; the Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona, Florida; Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France; Brandts Museum of Photographic Art, Odense, Denmark.

September 2015, Anderson & Low were awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society.

March 2017, Anderson & Low exhibition 'Voyages',[11] was premiered at the Science Museum, London. To create this project, Anderson & Low created painting-like images of the museum's historic collection of model ships, making the models resemble real ships at sea.

June 2017, Anderson & Low presented a TEDx talk titled 'Sharpening Your Senses'.[12]

Publications

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  • VOYAGES: Lucky Panda Press, 2017 ISBN 978-0955899782
  • On the Set of James Bond's SPECTRE: Hatje Cantz, 2016 ISBN 978-3775741989
  • City of Mines: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2015 ISBN 978-1907893773
  • The Queen's Backyard: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2015 ISBN 978-1907893704
  • Black Sand - Surfers in Taiwan: Lucky Panda Press, 2014 ISBN 978-0955899744
  • ENDURE - An intimate Journey with the Chinese Gymnasts: Serindia Publications, 2012 ISBN 978-1932476583
  • Family Intimacies: NuS Museum, Singapore 2012
  • Manga Dreams: Lucky Panda Press, 2011 ISBN 978-0955899720
  • Champions - to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation: Lucky Panda Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0955899713
  • Circus: Lucky Panda Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0955899706
  • Athlete/Warrior: Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2005 ISBN 978-1858942919
  • Gymnasts: Twin Palms Publishing, 2002 ISBN 978-1931885010
  • Athletes: Twin Palms Publishing, 2002 ISBN 978-1931885041

Collections

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USA

UK

France

Denmark

Australia

Malaysia

References

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  1. ^ "Anderson & Low" retrieved April 2015
  2. ^ Telegraph - Road to 2012 retrieved April 2015
  3. ^ Colorado Springs Independent - Athletes retrieved April 2015
  4. ^ Telegraph - Circus retrieved April 2015
  5. ^ Photographers Gallery - Athlete Warrior Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 2015
  6. ^ Telegraph - Endure retrieved April 2015
  7. ^ CNN - Manga Dreams retrieved April 2015
  8. ^ Japan Society - Manga dreams retrieved July 2017
  9. ^ National Portrait Gallery - Road to 2012 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine retrieved April 2015
  10. ^ The National Gallery Of Australia - Manga dreams retrieved April 2015
  11. ^ Creative Review - Voyages retrieved July 2017
  12. ^ TedX - Sharpening Your Senses retrieved July 2017