""We live in a world saturated with photographic images, so it's never been more important to think through the history of the medium and its rich legacies in the present," says Hilary Floe, the curator of a major survey of the US photographer Lee Miller at Tate Britain (until 15 February 2026). The Miller show has received rave reviews and is joined by several marquee photography exhibitions at commercial galleries around the city, as well as at both Frieze art fairs."
"Pace Gallery has dedicated its booth to the US photographer Peter Hujar, who chronicled New York's 1970s and 1980s gay scene. The tender black-and-white backstage portraits of performers were all printed by Hujar himself (prices range from $25,000 to $45,000; six prints sold on the opening day). The artist died of an Aids-related illness in 1987. "He was such a master printer; the way he caught the light in the dark room," says Lauren Panzo, the head of Pace's photography department."
London is foregrounding the physical aspects of photography amid a screen-saturated culture, with major museum and commercial exhibitions emphasizing printed work. Tate Britain is hosting a major Lee Miller survey curated by Hilary Floe, accompanied by marquee shows across commercial galleries and both Frieze art fairs. Wolfgang Tillmans occupies Maureen Paley's three London spaces, Sadie Coles presents Arthur Jafa's musician images, and Saatchi Yates has Marina Abramović videos rendered as 1,200 stills. Pace Gallery devoted its Frieze Masters booth to Peter Hujar, offering prints priced $25,000–$45,000, with six sold on opening day.
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