Exhibitions
Four Corners’ exhibitions celebrate new and archival work outside of the mainstream.
Drawing upon our radical heritage, we delve into alternative histories of photography and film. We support projects that are collaborative and socially-conscious, and have a soft spot for experiments in analogue.
Four Corners is open to everyone. Exhibitions are always free and accompanied by a lively public programme.
Each spring our gallery is taken over by the next generation of creative talent for a season of degree shows.
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WHAT’S ON
ExhibitionProject
Tue 1 October 2019 – Fri 28 April 2023
Into Focus
An intergenerational photography project for local people.
Currently recruiting new members!
Into Focus Exhibition | 22 - 31 October 2020
A showcase of recent work by older and younger members of the Into Focus group.
ExhibitionTalk
Thu 9 July 2020 – Thu 29 October 2020
Another Eye: Women Refugee Photographers in Britain after 1933
Discover the remarkable women who escaped Nazi persecution and helped to transform photography in Britain. New talks programme announced!
ExhibitionProject
Tue 3 November 2020 – Sat 14 November 2020
Roman Road Stories
This November, Roman Road will be transformed into a public photography exhibition!
Explore an exhibition of Roman Road street photography displayed in local shop windows.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Heartfield: One Man’s War
Thu 31 October 2019 – Sat 8 February 2020
Armed with scissors, paste and acerbic wit, John Heartfield used photomontage as a political weapon.
This exhibition revisited 33 of Heartfield’s scathingly satirical artworks alongside a fascinating collection of historic artefacts.
Salon 19: New Approaches in Photography
Thu 17 October 2019 – Sat 26 October 2019
An annual exhibition of new work by sixteen artist/photographers participating in our London Creative Network (LCN) programme.
Radical Visions: Camerawork Revisited
Fri 15 March 2019 – Sat 4 May 2019
Taking place at FORMAT19 Festival, this exhibition explored the enduring influence of Camerawork magazine.
East End Suffragettes: The Photographs of Norah Smyth
Fri 2 November 2018 – Sat 16 February 2019
This first-ever exhibition brought Norah Smyth’s original photographs back to East London, 100 years after they were taken.
Radical Visions: The Early History of Four Corners and Camerawork
Fri 15 June 2018 – Sat 22 September 2018
Emerging out of the 1970s community arts movement, neighbouring organisations Four Corners and Camerawork championed socially-engaged, experimental approaches to filmmaking and photography.
This exhibition explored their radical visions.
Partisan Coffee House
Fri 5 May 2017 – Sat 27 May 2017
Featuring unseen photographs by Roger Mayne, this exhibition explored the fascinating story of the Partisan Coffee House, founded by radical historian Raphael Samuel and cultural theorist Stuart Hall.