Catherine Opie: To Be Seen

Video (0:57): Catherine Opie introduces her exhibition Catherine Opie: To Be Seen at The National Portrait Gallery in London. The show runs through 31 May 2026.

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Catherine Opie: To Be Seen showcases photographic portraits by the American artist Catherine Opie. The exhibition, curated in collaboration with the artist, is the first major museum exhibition of her work in the UK. Opie’s work questions representations of home, intimacy and family, politics, identity and power structures. (…) In addition to this exhibition, a series of interventions places Opie’s photographs in dialogue with the permanent Collection, probing further representation in the context of the National Portrait Gallery. – The National Portrait Gallery

New Book – Catherine Opie: To Be Seen

A hardcover catalogue accopmanies at the National Portrait Gallery, developed in close collaboration with the artist. It raises vital questions about representation. Through her meticulously crafted studio portraits and domestic frameworks, Opie invites viewers to reflect on the diversity of identity and the enduring search for community and acceptance.

Catherine Opie: To Be Seen
by Clare Freestone (Editor), Catherine Opie (Assistant), Magdalene Keaney (Contributor), Mark Godfrey (Contributor), Alistair O’Neil (Contributor), Katy Barkan (Interviewer)
Format: 285 x 230 mm
Pages: 192
Illustrations: 120 images
IBSN: 9781855148307
Binding: Hardback