My comprehensive photographic survey titled #Pierdom celebrates the personality, architecture and history of the iconic British Pleasure Pier. The work will be exhibited at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery until 21 February, 2016.
Image: Pierdom installation at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery / Photo by James Pike.
Photomonitor have reviewed my Pierdom exhibition.
“Pierdom is an elegant show with a long-shelf life and it will, no doubt, become part of an archive of British heritage. It is also a very personal response by Roberts to a cultural icon that is part of the British psyche.” Miranda Gavin, January 2016
You can read the full review here.
Pierdom will continue to be on show until 20 February 2016. More details here.
A profile about Pierdom in the current issue of El Pais magazine (in Spanish). Read online:
http://elviajero.elpais.com/elviajero/2015/10/23/actualidad/1445607689_331026.html
and view a slideshow here.
As part of the Pierdom exhibition at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery, we are hosting a series of short talks exploring the history of British Piers along with related artworks in the Museum’s collection.
All of the events are free to attend (with an admission ticket) and take place in the Pierdom Exhibition gallery.
Brighthelmstone, Sussex (1824) by Joseph M W Turner
A special opportunity to see Turner’s depiction of Brighton at the height of the city’s development, With Fine Art Curator Jenny Lund.
Tuesday 27 October 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Passion for Piers
Explore the personality, architecture and history of British piers made before 1914, With Explainer Jackie Marsh-Hobbs.
Tuesday 10 November 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Passion for Piers
Take a closer look at the history and architecture of the West Pier, with explainer Michael Carey.
Tuesday 22 December 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Passion for Piers
Explore the delights and disasters that feature in the history of British piers made after 1914, with explainer Jackie Marsh-Hobbs.
Tuesday 29 December 12:00pm – 1:00pm
More information about the Bite-Size Museum events can be found here.
A profile of Simon Roberts’ Pierdom project on the occasion of a major exhibition at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (October 2015 – February 2016). The film, by Lindsey Smith, explores Roberts’ working process, the inspiration behind the project and the history of the British Pleasure Pier.
The final leg of the Pierdom national exhibition tour concludes at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery this winter.
All of the works from the 2014 summer tour will come together at the Museum from 3rd October 2015 – 21st February 2016.
In addition to the photographic prints the exhibition will feature film material exploring my working process, items from the Museum’s local history archive and personal stories of seaside memories. Visitors will be invited to share their ‘pier stories’ on a display panel within the exhibition.
For more information visit the Brighton Museums website here.
The exhibition is made in collaboration with Flowers Gallery and has been made possible with the help of Arts Council England, Spectrum Photographic and Dyson Art.
An interview and selection of my work published in the May 2015 issue of Von Magazine, download a pdf here.
Here’s a few sample spreads….
Photograph above © Bert Danckaert
There’s just one more week left to see my Pierdom installation at the Breda Photo Festival.
Here are some installation shots from the display, © Tino van den Berg.
As part of my Pierdom national exhibition, I’ll be giving an artist talk at Towner Gallery in Eastbourne on 28th October.
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A selection of photographs from Pierdom features in the current issue of Amica Magazine in Italy (October 2014 issue). It features an article by Howard Jacobson.
You can download a pdf here.