_'When You’re a Boy'

_17 July - 4 October 2009
"When You’re a Boy celebrates men in fashion photography, specifically the men who create photographs of men. Focusing on the career of a stylist rather than a photographer, this is the first exhibition devoted to the groundbreaking British menswear stylist Simon Foxton, whose career spans the last three decades, a time of profound change in fashion and style
photography.

When You’re a Boy explores the working practice of a fashion stylist through Foxton’s important working partnerships with Nick Knight (UK, b.1958), Jason Evans (UK, b.1968) and Alasdair McLellan (UK, b.1974) as well as his numerous collaborations with other photographers including John Balsom (UK, b.1970); Donald Christie (UK, b.1960); Ben Dunbar-Brunton (UK, b.1976); David Hughes (UK, b.1969); Benjamin Alexander Huseby (Norway, b.1978); Giles Price (UK, b.1973); Stefan Ruiz (USA, b.1964); David Sims (UK, b.1966) and Simon Thiselton (UK, b.1975).

Foxton's witty, often provocative and highly influential work is presented through a selection of photographic prints, tear sheets and scrapbooks."

I'm not sure I was convinced, some of the pictures were lovely (The top image of these looks incredible an an A0 size, however I'd still prefer to see it in its original AH+ format), Penny Martins curration seemed a little broken and dated. Plus the 'write ups' were too wrapped up in homo connotations.

Free non the less, so worth a look.