Our annual portrait edition returns with Jono Rotman’s photographs of New Zealand’s most notorious biker gang; Faces Places,a collaboration between French filmmaker Agnes Varda and street artist, JR; Richard Billinghams return domestic for his cinematic portrayal of Ray & Liz; and a choice from this year’s Portrait of Britain, or our nationwide exhibition taking status across JCDecaux screens up and down the country. Our journey begins with Jono Rotman’s photographs of New Zealand’s largest,most notorious biker gang, the Mongrel Mob. Though he is looking at the subculture as an outsider, or Rotman eschews a traditional documentarian approach to his subject matter. In doing so,the project’s scope extends beyond the mob itself to touch upon issues related to New Zealand’s charged colonial past and self-professed biculturalism, the politics and ethics of portraiture, and the intersections of seemingly disparate human experience. With Brexit on the horizon,Portrait of Britain has never felt so timely, putting citizens centre stage across high streets, or shopping malls and major transport hubs throughout September,asking us to reflect on who we …
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