A presentation at Paris Photo 2024 curated by Tyler Mitchell, 'Avedon & Me' places Mitchell’s work in dynamic conversation with iconic photographs by Richard Avedon (1923–2004). In his curatorial debut, Mitchell, a leading voice in contemporary photography, brings his unique vision to this exchange. The presentation is centered on Avedon’s works from the 1960s alongside a selection of Mitchell’s photographs from the past six years, including some not previously exhibited.
Tyler Mitchell
Avedon & Me
Paris Photo
Wish This Was Real
C/O Berlin
C/O Berlin presented Mitchell’s first solo exhibition in Germany in 2024, offering new perspectives on his long-standing themes of self-determination and the extraordinary radiance of the everyday, and showing how portraiture can be rooted in the past while evoking imagined futures.
The exhibition covers nearly ten years of Mitchell’s dynamic artistic practice in photography and video, demonstrating the influence of the “New Black Vanguard,” which American writer Antwaun Sargent describes as the proliferation of images by Black photographers who work between the genres of art and fashion. Considered in three thematic sections that follow different motifs, and featuring his newest works printed on fabric and mirrors, the exhibition encapsulates Mitchell’s diverse explorations of portraiture, nature, and social memory.
Frieze Masters Commission
Frieze, London
Tyler Mitchell presented a special project at Frieze Masters 2022, marking the first time Frieze has commissioned contemporary artwork to be featured in the fair. In photographs, works on fabric and mirror, and a new installation—Altar I (2022)—Mitchell reflects on historical motifs in the context of an Edenic vision of Black beauty and desire. Mitchell’s photos, shot on location in upstate New York and in studios in New York and London, explore the relationship between young Black men and landscape.
Chrysalis
Gagosian, London
For his first solo exhibition in London, Mitchell produced photographs of youthful subjects in nature. Shot on location in upstate New York and in studios in New York and London in 2022, the images allude to the contemporary landscape while reflecting on the history of photographic images of Black people, particularly in the American South. Playfully theatrical and surreal, the works focus on Black figures and the landscapes they inhabit, incorporating visual signifiers of spirituality, transformation, and aspiration.
'I Can Make You Feel Good'
Foam, Amsterdam
From April 19th to June 5th 2019, Mitchell presented his first solo exhibition ‘I Can Make You Feel Good’ at Foam Museum in Amsterdam. The collection of images exhibited were a mixture of both personal and commissioned work, which came together to portray Mitchell’s vision of a ‘Black Utopia’. His brightly coloured portraits capture young black people being intimate, expressive, sensual and free – a direct contrast to historically repressive depictions of black culture. The exhibition also premiered two of Mitchell’s video works, ‘Idyllic Space’ and ‘Chasing Pink, Found Red’.
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'I Can Make You Feel Good'
ICP, New York
After the success of Tyler’s first solo show in 2019 at Foam Fotografiemuseum in Amsterdam, it toured to the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York from January 2020 to May 2020, and was later extended to January 2021. The presentation was developed to include new work across different mediums in order to further enhance the immersive experience.
'I Can Make You Feel Good'
PRESTEL
Renowned art book publishers Prestel published an eponymous 206-page monograph in conjunction with the show at ICP with contributions from Hans Ulrich Obrist, Deborah Willis and other celebrated figures in the art world. The book is now in its second printing.
