Tish Murtha Works 1976 1991 At The Photographers Gallery

Tish Murtha Works 1976 1991 The Photographers Gallery Tish murtha: works 1976 – 1991 is a new exhibition which charts the remarkable accomplishments of documentary photographer tish murtha (b. south shields 1956 d. 2013) and offers a tender and frank perspective on a historic moment of social deprivation and instability in britain. the exhibition surveys six major bodies of work; newport pub. Tish murtha: works 1976 1991 at the photographers' galleryco curators val williams and gordon macdonald tpg.org.uk.

Photography Exhibition Tish Murtha Works 1976 1991 Tish murtha: works 1976 – 1991 is a new exhibition at london's photographers' gallery which charts the remarkable accomplishments of the documentary photographer tish murtha and offers a tender and frank perspective on a historic moment of social deprivation and instability in britain. Tish murtha: works 1976–1991 at the photographers' gallery. "hidden in a smokescreen of cynical double talk and pious moralising, the shape of the future is nevertheless clearly discernible. cuts in social spending, including unemployment benefits, mean that the conditions under which they must endure their enforced idleness will rapidly. The photographers' gallery was the first public gallery in the uk devoted solely to photography when it was founded in 1971. over the years it has introduced such international photographers as juergen teller, robert capa, sebastião salgado, andreas gursky and taryn simon to british audiences, whils. Photographer tish murtha produced a body of work so powerful that in 1981 it was cited in the house of commons as evidence of the raw deal offered to young people living in the north east of.