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Richard Avedon: Facing West
15 January 2026 to 14 March 2026
EndedOver five years Avedon made 1,000+ sittings across 21 states, naming each subject and photographing them against white backdrops outdoors — resisting both idealisation and generalisation. This selection of 21 prints, curated by his granddaughter, moves from hardship to hope.
From Gagosian Grosvenor Hill
Gagosian is pleased to announce Richard Avedon: Facing West, an exhibition of rare prints from the photographic series In the American West (1979–84), including works that have not been shown since their debut in 1985. Opening at the Grosvenor Hill gallery in London on January 15, 2026, Facing West is curated by the photographer’s granddaughter, Caroline Avedon. In the American West, an extended series commissioned by and first exhibited at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas,...
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The Standard
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The stark face of working-class America stares back
"Facing West is a good subtitle. Although there are cowboys and farmhands aplenty, these photographs do not romanticise the West: there are no tumbleweeds, saddles or tobacco. Avedon’s subjects are confrontational, tired and often smeared with the grime of dangerous hard labour. This was not Avedon’s first rodeo when it came to probing the fissures at the heart of American culture; he was also photographing radicals and protesters in the same style."
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© Gagosian Grosvenor Hill
Richard Avedon: Facing West
15 January 2026 to 14 March 2026
EndedOver five years Avedon made 1,000+ sittings across 21 states, naming each subject and photographing them against white backdrops outdoors — resisting both idealisation and generalisation. This selection of 21 prints, curated by his granddaughter, moves from hardship to hope.
From Gagosian Grosvenor Hill
Gagosian is pleased to announce Richard Avedon: Facing West, an exhibition of rare prints from the photographic series In the American West (1979–84), including works that have not been shown since their debut in 1985. Opening at the Grosvenor Hill gallery in London on January 15, 2026, Facing West is curated by the photographer’s granddaughter, Caroline Avedon. In the American West, an extended series commissioned by and first exhibited at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas,...
Read more at Gagosian Grosvenor Hill →Critic Review
The Standard
India Block
The stark face of working-class America stares back
"Facing West is a good subtitle. Although there are cowboys and farmhands aplenty, these photographs do not romanticise the West: there are no tumbleweeds, saddles or tobacco. Avedon’s subjects are confrontational, tired and often smeared with the grime of dangerous hard labour. This was not Avedon’s first rodeo when it came to probing the fissures at the heart of American culture; he was also photographing radicals and protesters in the same style."
Read full review →About the Artist
Visit
Mayfair, London·View on artmap
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
Tuesday10am–6pm
Wednesday10am–6pm
Thursday10am–6pm
Friday10am–6pm
Saturday10am–6pm