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The Michael Hoppen Gallery is wholly devoted to the photographic image as art. The gallery opened in Chelsea on October 1st 1993 and has become a formidable presence in the international photography community. The Michael Hoppen Gallery's main goal is to encourage the love, appreciation, and collecting of the photograph.
Michael, who was a photographer himself with more than twenty years experience, and a long time collector of fine photography, is ideally qualified to help, advise and encourage the appreciation of the medium in all its guises: from acquainting collectors of the different periods and styles, to understanding the differences in photographic processes and many of the other important elements that go into making-not just the taking-of the photographic image as art.
Image is more important to the gallery than pictures whose value is derived merely from the possible prestige of the photographer. All the work displayed is judged firstly on the strength of the photograph itself. The Gallery's aesthetic integrity does not however stop at the image. Each photograph is individually mounted and presented in frames whose design and craftsmanship is in every way a reflection of the quality of the image it surrounds.
Founded in November 2000, the Michael Hoppen Contemporary Gallery has become a major international photographic gallery over the past seven years. Our reputation is built on our dedicated program to encourage and emphasise the important role photography plays in contemporary art today. Michael Hoppen Contemporary Gallery is part of Michael Hoppen Gallery and occupies the 3rd floor of the building. The gallery has a strong exhibition programme of both, established and emerging artists. This balance provides a unique opportunity to encourage and promote innovative and inspiring artists from Great Britain and abroad.
We also support a publishing program which works hand in hand with our artists and have published monographs under the name of 'Guiding Light' for Daido Moriyama, Helene Binet, Giles Revell, Dodo Jin Ming and Terry Richardson. We also co-publish with larger publishing houses and museums such as Roger Ballen with Phaidon, David Parker with Steidel and Desiree Dolron with the Fotomuseum in Den Haag.
We continue to work with many important corporate clients around the world such as: British Airways, GAP, Cantor Fitzgerald, Polo Ralph Lauren, N.M Rothschild & Sons, Citibank, The Elton John Collection, Goldman Sachs, Bank Cantrade AG, Syz Bank and many important private collectors including museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston and The Guggenheim NY.
The gallery represents substantial holdings of rare vintage works as well as new and exciting contemporary talent. Our gallery program during 2006 and 2007 reflects the diversity and passion one expects from a gallery with a reputation to excite and inform.
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