Please see below for details of past, present and future activities.
News items include details of events, exhibitions, talks, loans and new acquisitions.
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Quentin Bajac (MoMA, NY) and James Hyman in Conversation. Chaired by Christiane Monarchi (Photomonitor).
May 25, 2015 Quentin Bajac, the Chief Curator of Photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and James Hyman discuss... Read more -
Best of British - James Hyman interviewed by the British Journal of Photography
May 5, 2015 James Hyman has collected British photography for more than 15 years, and now he's launching a website devoted to his... Read more -
Hyman Collection Commission. Spitting - Photographs by Andrew Bruce and Anna Fox
April 24, 2015 We are delighted to have commissioned Andrew Bruce and Anna Fox to respond to the original Fluk and Law Spitting... Read more
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New Acquisitions. Edwin Smith. Rare Vintage Prints
April 1, 2015 We are pleased to have discovered a very rare group of vintage prints by Edwin Smith, one of the greatest... Read more -
3,000 works of great British photography available on art collectors' new website
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New Acquisitions - Paul Hill. Vintage Photographs
March 16, 2015 The Hyman Collection is pleased to have acquired a significant group of vintage photographs by Paul Hill. Acquired from the... Read more
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What Makes a Good Photograph? An essay by James Hyman for Photoworks
March 16, 2015 An essay by gallerist and collector James Hyman on what makes a good photograph commissioned by photoworks.org Listed as one... Read more -
Announcing the Launch of the Hyman Collection Website
February 15, 2015 Claire and James Hyman are delighted to launch our a new website that uses the works in our collection as... Read more -
James Hyman lectures on British Figurative Art in Munster, Germany
February 5, 2015 James Hyman lectures on The Battle for Realism in the Age of Celebrity as part of the cultural programme “The... Read more
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The Thrill of the Chase. James Hyman interviewed by Photomonitor
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Jo Spence. Remodelling Photo History
September 23, 2014 Remodelling Photohistory We are pleased to have acquired one of only three complete vintage sets of Jo Spence's celebrated series... Read more -
New Acquisitions. Jon Tonks. Empire
September 15, 2014 We are delighted to have purchased from Jon Tonks a selection of large format prints from his celebrated series, Empire,... Read more
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The Jo Spence Gypsies and Travellers Archive
September 1, 2014 Claire and James Hyman are delighted to announce one of our most significant acquisitions, Jo Spence's complete gypsies and travellers... Read more -
Anna Fox. Cockroach Diaries and other stories. Complete Exhibition
June 19, 2014 As part of our ongoing commitment to British photography we are delighted to have made one of our biggest acquisitions:... Read more -
Ken Grant. No Pain Whatsoever
February 19, 2014 We are pleased to have acquired a significant group of photographs by Ken Grant from his latest book, No Pain... Read more
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New Acquisitions. Roger Mayne. Vintage Street Life Photographs
September 20, 2013 Claire and James Hyman are delighted to announce the purchase of a significant group of vintage works by Roger Mayne... Read more -
New Acquisitions. Colin Jones. Vintage Prints
September 19, 2013 The Hyman Collection is pleased to have purchased over one hundred vintage prints by Colin Jones. Acquired from a variety... Read more -
We are delighted to support the new Media Space at the Science Museum
September 13, 2013 Opening this weekend 21 September 2013 at the Science Museum in Kensington, London is Media Space a brand new exhibition... Read more
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James Hyman curates Country Matters exhibition of British photography
September 11, 2013 Country Matters: Bert Hardy, Roger Mayne, Tony Ray-Jones, Colin Jones, Chris Killip, Homer Sykes, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Martin Parr, Mark Power,... Read more -
New Acquisitions. Homer Sykes. Vintage Prints from "Once a Year"
July 4, 2013 Claire and James Hyman are pleased to have purchased a selection of very rare vintage prints from Homer Sykes's celebrated... Read more -
New Acquisitions. Mark Power. Newly released "Shipping Forecast" prints.
May 15, 2013 In 2012 the Hyman Collection purchased the complete exhibition set of large framed prints of Mark Power's most celebrated work,... Read more
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Loans to Observers: Photographers of the British Scene from the 1930s to Now
British Council exhibition, Brasil September 25, 2012 We are pleased to be lending works by Karen Knorr to this major exhibition of British Photography. The exhibition “Observers:... Read more -
Donations to Charity Auction for the Media Space at the Science Museum
May 16, 2012 We are delighted to have donated photographs to the charity auction held at Christies to raise funds for the Media... Read more -
James Hyman curates important exhibition of early French photographs for New York and London
May 1, 2012 FROM SERMONS IN STONES TO MONSTERS OF MODERNITY EARLY FRENCH PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE CHURCH New York and London, April-June 2012... Read more
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MARK POWER. THE SHIPPING FORECAST FRAMED EXHIBITION SET
April 25, 2012 The Hyman Collection's is delighted to have acquired the original framed exhibition set of thirty photographs of Mark Power's celebrated... Read more -
James Hyman selects graduate photographers for Source magazine
March 6, 2012 James Hyman is delighted to select his pick of graduate photographers. source GRADUATE PHOTOGRAPHY ONLINE 2012 Each year as part... Read more -
Paul Seawright. Sectarian Murder
November 7, 2011 We are delighted to have acquired Paul Seawright's important Series, Sectarian Murder (1988). Sectarian Murder revisited the sites of Sectarian... Read more
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Martin Parr The Last Resort .Boxed Set
September 30, 2011 We are delghted to have acquired a rare portfolio set of Martin Parr's seminal early 1980s colour series, The Last... Read more -
Convolutum magazine feature on James Hyman
September 5, 2011 The October-December 2011 issue of Convolutum includes a lengthy profile of James Hyman in German and English. Text: Dagmar Johanna... Read more -
New Acquisitions. Rare Vintage Prints by Tony Ray-Jones
August 1, 2011 We are pleased to have acquired a very rare group of vintage prints by Tony Ray-Jones. Ray-Jones died tragically young... Read more
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James Hyman is pleased once more to sponsor and judge the National Media Museum Bursary Awards for Photographers.
February 2, 2011 The six award winners of the 2010 National Media Museum Photography Awards were selected from more than 200 applicants. These... Read more -
Anna Fox. Work Stations (1987-88)
July 12, 2010 We are delighted to have acqired the complete series of Anna Fox's seminal early body of photographs, Work Stations (1987-88).... Read more -
Karen Knorr. Belgravia
May 12, 2010 We are delgihted to have acquired the complete set of 26 photographs that make up Karen Knorr's most important early... Read more
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New Acquisitions - Zanele Muholi and Athi-Patra Ruga
April 23, 2010 We are delighted to have acquired a group of works by two young South African artists: Zanele Muholi and Athi-Patra... Read more -
New Acquisitions - Anna Fox's Deutsche Bourse Prize Exhibition Installation
March 17, 2010 We are delighted to have acquired Anna Fox's Deutsche Borse installation of works from two of her most important series,... Read more -
The Hyman Collection is delighted to be one of the sponsors and judges of the National Media Museum Bursary Awards
December 1, 2009 James Hyman Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of recent works by the five successful applicants for the 2009... Read more
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James Hyman curates Construct. Photographs by Lynne Cohen, Karen Knorr and Mayumi Terada
November 27, 2009 Construct. Photographs by Lynne Cohen, Karen Knorr and Mayumi Terada 27 November – 22 December 2009 Curated by James Hyman,... Read more -
James Hyman and Paul McCartney curate show of Linda Mccartney's Photographs
April 10, 2008 On the occassion of a major exhibition of Linda McCartney's photographs co-curated by James Hyman and Paul McCartney, James recorded... Read more -
New essay by James Hyman on Hughie O'Donoghue, Painting and Photography
March 17, 2008 A new essay by James Hyman exploring Hughie O'Donoghue's use of painting and photgraphy. THE REAL AND THE IMAGINED IN... Read more
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Claire and James Hyman on Channel 4 News
September 19, 2007 Claire and James appeared with children and Anya Gallaccio on Channel 4 News in a feature about owning Anya Gallaccio's... Read more -
James Hyman writes major monograph on painter, Derrick Greaves.
June 28, 2007 DERRICK GREAVES: FROM KITCHEN SINK TO SHANGRI-LA James Hyman, 2007 Hardback Publisher: Lund Humphries Dimensions: 30 x 26 cms Pages:... Read more -
Christies stages Single Owner Evening Sale of Modernist Photographs from The Hyman Collection
April 27, 2007 Christies, New York, stages an auction of Modernist Photographs from The Hyman Collection. Important vintage works by Ilse Bing, Harry... Read more
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Loan of Anya Gallaccio's Red on Green to British Council exhibition Tehran, Iran
June 1, 2004 We are pleased to have agreed the exhibition of Anya Gallaccio's Red on Green to this pioneering exhibition: Turning Points... Read more -
James Hyman curates Bert Hardy exhibition
April 16, 2004 JAMES CURATES BERT HARDY. THE ELEPHANT AND THE CASTLE: VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF LONDON LIFE IN THE 1940S 16 APRIL -... Read more -
James Hyman curates exhibition for Berlin of Auerbach, Bacon, Freud, Kossoff
August 23, 2003 Bacon Freud Kossoff and Auerbach. Gemalde und arbeiten auf papier. Paintings and Work Cuarted and with a catalogue essay by... Read more
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James Hyman curates Making Waves. Modern British Masterpieces from a European Trust
May 12, 2003 12 May - 22 Jun 2003 Artists included : Ayrton, Michael; Bomberg, David; Burra, Edward; Craxton, John; Hepworth,... Read more -
Essay by James Hyman for Blast to Freeze, important new British Council exhibition and book
September 14, 2002 Substantial new essay by James Hyman for the major new British Couincil exhibition: From Blast to Freeze: British Art in... Read more -
Fifty Years of Hurt. Essay by James Hyman for the Guardian newspaper
September 22, 2001 ESSAY IN THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER BY JAMES HYMAN Read more
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New book by James Hyman The Battle for Realism: Figurative Art in Britain during the Cold War 1945-60
September 11, 2001 PRESS RELEASE James Hyman's The Battle for Realism (Yale University Press/Paul Mellon Centre) nominated for the William MB Berger Prize... Read more -
New Acquisition - Sam Taylor Wood's major video installation, Pent Up
October 26, 2000 We are delgihted to have acquired Sam Taylor-Wood 's major video installation, Pent Up (1996). duration: 10 30 5-screen laser... Read more -
James Hyman curates exhibition of paintings and drawings by Auerbach, Bacon, Freud and Kossoff
May 10, 2000 James curates exhibition of paintings and drawings by Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, and Leon Kossoff for London. The... Read more
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James Hyman curates Picasso. Artist of the Century for the Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Holland
March 14, 1999 James curates Picasso, Artist of the Century, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, Holland, March - April 1999. Read more -
James Hyman curates exhibition of Damien Hirst and Young British Artists for Helly Nahmad Gallery, London
March 1, 1999 Entitled Hirst , Fairhurst, Hume, Coventry, Quinn this exhibiton presented five of the most celebrated young British artists (yBas) :... Read more -
James Hyman's photographs of Anselm Kiefer's studio published by Metropolitan Museum
July 1, 1998 In 1997 James recorded an interview with Anselm Kiefer at his incredible studio in Bajac in Southern France in connection... Read more
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Essay by James Hyman on Henri Cartier-Bresson
January 18, 1998 It was wonderful to write on Henri Cartier-Bresson's drawings and lithographs and his views on photography. I am grateful to... Read more -
James Hyman appointed Director of Exhibitions at new Helly Nahmad Gallery in London
January 11, 1998 James helps set up the new Helly Nahmad Gallery in London and becomes its first Director of Exhibitions. Opening shows,... Read more -
New Acquisition: Anya Gallaccio's celebrated installation Red on Green (10,000 red roses)
May 25, 1997 We are excited to have acquired one of the seminal yBa art works, Anya Gallaccio's Red on Green, which caused... Read more
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