Tony Ray-Jones
Tony Ray-Jones (1941–1972) built in the span of a decade a body of work which has marked the history of British photography. His images have participated in the evolution of the medium which took place between the 1960s and the 1970s, just as the decline of photojournalism led photographers to more creative fields. Since his death, Ray-Jones has come to incarnate the British independent photographer, whose artistic vision places itself over commercial consideration. He distinguished himself as a documentary photographer through the strength and precision of his photographic style.
Solo show
2019 The English Seen by Tony Ray-Jones, Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol, UK
2014 Tony Ray-Jones. Another Country, James Hyman Gallery, London, UK
2011 Tony Ray-Jones: The English, Guernsey Photography Festival, Guernsey, UK
2010 Tony Ray-Jones, Starmach Gallery, Krakow, Poland
2009 The Photographs of Tony Ray-Jones, Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge, USA
2004-2005 A Gentle Madness: The Photographs of Tony Ray-Jones (1941-1972), National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford, UK,
Les Rencontres de la photographie, Arles, France, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2003 A Day Off: An English Journal, Ariel Meyerowitz Gallery, New York, USA
2002 Tony Ray-Jones, Focus Gallery, London, UK
1974 Tony Ray-Jones, Optica: Centre for Contemporary Art, Montréal, Canada
1970 Tony Ray-Jones, Rencontre Gallery, Paris, France
Group show (selection)
2014-2018 Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr (UK touring exhibition), Media Space, Science Museum, London, UK
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, UK, National Media Museum, Bradford, UK
2012 Observers, Sesi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2010 Autour de l’extrême, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
2011 Mass Photography: Blackpool Through the Camera, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, UK
2011 The Antidote to Troubled Times, Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, USA
2008-2009 No Such Thing as Society, Photography in Britain: 1968-1987, Hayward Gallery, London (touring exhibition), UK
2008 Post WWII British Photography, Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, USA
2008 Silver-Artrage 25, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
1989 Through the Looking Glass: Photographic Art in Britain 1945-1989, Barbican Art Centre, London, UK
1969 Four Photographers in Contrast, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
2014-2018 Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr (UK touring exhibition), Media Space, Science Museum, London, UK
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, UK, National Media Museum, Bradford, UK
2012 Observers, Sesi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2010 Autour de l’extrême, Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
2011 Mass Photography: Blackpool Through the Camera, Grundy Art Gallery, Blackpool, UK
2011 The Antidote to Troubled Times, Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, USA
2008-2009 No Such Thing as Society, Photography in Britain: 1968-1987, Hayward Gallery, London (touring exhibition), UK
2008 Post WWII British Photography, Alan Klotz Gallery, New York, USA
2008 Silver-Artrage 25, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, Perth, Australia
1989 Through the Looking Glass: Photographic Art in Britain 1945-1989, Barbican Art Centre, London, UK
1969 Four Photographers in Contrast, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
COLLECTIONS
Arts Council of Great Britain
Baio Collection of Photography
Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
British Council, London, UK
John Creasey Museum
National Media Museum, Bradford, UK
Royal Institute of British Architects, Liverpool, UK
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Bibliography
Tony Ray-Jones, Maison CF, RRB Photobooks, The Martin Parr Foundation, Paris, Bristol, 2019
Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr, Bradford, National Science and Media Museum, exhibition catalogue, 2014
Tony Ray-Jones by Russell Roberts, Chris Boot, 2004
Tony Ray-Jones, Richard Ehrlich, Cornerhouse Publications, 1990
A Day Off: An English Journal, Thames & Hudson, 1974
