Looking for Langston (1989), shot in sumptuous monochrome, is a lyrical exploration of the private world Langston Hughes (1902 – 1967) and his fellow black artists and writers who formed the Harlem Renaissance during the 1920s.
Exhibition Dates: 23 January – 3 March 2018
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16 mm print on Kodak black and white stock
Duration: 45 mins
Edition of 6 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Kodak Premier print, Diasec mounted on aluminum
180 x 260 cm
Edition of 3 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Kodak Premier print, Diasec mounted on aluminum
180 x 260 cm
Edition of 3 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Kodak Premier print, Diasec mounted on aluminum
180 x 260 cm
Edition of 3 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Kodak Premier print, Diasec mounted on aluminum
180 x 260 cm
Edition of 3 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
63 x 63 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Kodak Premier print, Diasec mounted on aluminum
260 x 180 cm
Edition of 3 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
74 x 58 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
74 x 58 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2

from the series Looking for Langston
Ilford classic silver gelatin fine art paper, mounted on aluminum and framed
58 x 74.5 cm
Edition of 4 + AP 2
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