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'''John "Johnnie" Shand Kydd''' (born |
'''John "Johnnie" Shand Kydd''' (born 1959) is a British [[photographer]]. He is the youngest son of [[Peter Shand Kydd]] and Janet Munro Kerr, and the former [[stepbrother]] to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]. Kydd has exhibited at the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]] in London. |
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==Life and work== |
==Life and work== |
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| ⚫ | Shand Kydd studied Art (and English) at Exeter University, but said that, by then, he had done enough painting to know that he did not want to pursue it, "There's so much crap art around and what's the point of being a mediocre artist?"<ref>{{cite news|last=Barber|first=Lynn|title=The accidental artist|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2004/may/09/photography|accessdate=7 May 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 May 2004|location=London}}</ref> |
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Shand Kydd studied Art (and English) at Exeter University,<ref>Lynn Barber interview The Observer Sunday 9 May 2004 |
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| ⚫ | His most recent publication and photographic exhibition, ''Siren City'', is the result of eight years of photographic research in [[Naples]], a place defined by Shand Kydd as one of the most radical cities in Europe.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/italy/naples/6599545/Johnnie-Shand-Kydd-in-Naples-Siren-City.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Johnnie Shand Kydd in Naples: Siren City | date=30 June 2010}}</ref> |
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After working at a [[Bond Street]] art gallery selling 19th-century paintings for a number of years, Shand Kydd began taking photographs of his artist friends and those in his social sphere, using an [[Instamatic]] [[camera]]. As a participant rather than solely an observer he captured the community of the [[Young British Artists]] before they became household names. Shand Kydd served as the silent chronicler of the movement by capturing his friends, including [[Tracey Emin]] and [[Damien Hirst]], on film. That work was soon collected into the book ''Spit Fire''. The collection was featured in the [[Sensation (art exhibition)|Sensation show]] at the [[Royal Academy]] in 1997. From this portfolio the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]] acquired 42 prints. |
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His second book, ''Crash'', documented the progress of his friends. About 200 exposures in strict black-and-white capture art-society luminaries like [[Gilbert & George]], [[Sam Taylor-Wood]], [[Nan Goldin]], [[Richard Prince]], [[Juergen Teller]], [[Maurizio Cattelan]] and [[Tracey Emin]]. |
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| ⚫ | His most recent publication and photographic exhibition, ''Siren City'', is the result of eight years of photographic research in [[Naples]], a place defined by Shand |
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*[https://artimage.org.uk/artists/s/johnnie-shand-kydd/ Images available from Artimage] |
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Lynn Barber interview The Observer Sunday 9 May 2004 |
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John "Johnnie" Shand Kydd (born 1959) is a British photographer. He is the youngest son of Peter Shand Kydd and Janet Munro Kerr, and the former stepbrother to Diana, Princess of Wales. Kydd has exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Life and work
[edit]Shand Kydd studied Art (and English) at Exeter University, but said that, by then, he had done enough painting to know that he did not want to pursue it, "There's so much crap art around and what's the point of being a mediocre artist?"[1]
His most recent publication and photographic exhibition, Siren City, is the result of eight years of photographic research in Naples, a place defined by Shand Kydd as one of the most radical cities in Europe.[2]
Publications
[edit]- Spit Fire: Photographs from the Art World, Thames & Hudson in association with Violette Editions, London, 1996/97
- Crash, Damiani, 2006
- Siren City, Other Criteria, London, 2009
References
[edit]- ^ Barber, Lynn (9 May 2004). "The accidental artist". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ^ "Johnnie Shand Kydd in Naples: Siren City". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 June 2010.
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