Anderson & Low

Jonathan Anderson & Edwin Low, known as Anderson & Low are fine art photographers who have been collaborating since 1990.^[1]

Anderson & Low are recognised for their studies of athletes and for projects about costume and identity, which have been exhibited worldwide. These include: Road to 2012,^[2] Athletes,^[3] Circus,^[4] Gymnasts/NDGT, Athlete/Warrior,^[5] Endure^[6] - they are the only artists ever to be given unrestricted access to depict how the Chinese elite gymnasts train for the Olympics; and Manga Dreams^[7][8] - exploring concepts of identity and the influence of Asian comic books on youth culture.

Anderson & Low's work includes portraiture, architectural studies, abstract images, reportage, nudes, and landscape and is noted for attention to concept, form, lighting and printing.

Their works reside in: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; National Portrait Gallery (Australia); National Portrait Gallery, London;^[9] Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Texas; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia; The Baltimore Museum of Art; Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia;^[10] the US Olympic Center; the Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona, Florida; Brandts Museum of Photographic Art, Odense, Denmark.

In 2015, Anderson & Low were awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society.

Publications

• The Queen's Backyard: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2015 ISBN 978-1907893704
• Black Sand - Surfers in Taiwan: Lucky Panda Press, 2014 ISBN 978-0955899744
• ENDURE - An intimate Journey with the Chinese Gymnasts: Serindia Publications, 2012 ISBN 978-1932476583
• Family Intimacies: NuS Museum, Singapore 2012
• Manga Dreams: Lucky Panda Press, 2011 ISBN 978-0955899720
• Champions - to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation: Lucky Panda Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0955899713
• Circus: Lucky Panda Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0955899706
• Athlete/Warrior: Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2005 ISBN 978-1858942919
• Gymnasts: Twin Palms Publishing, 2002 ISBN 978-1931885010
• Athletes: Twin Palms Publishing, 2002 ISBN 978-1931885041

Collections

USA

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
• High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• The Baltimore Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• Worcester Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
• South East Photography Museum, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
• Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio, USA
• Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
• United States Olympic Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
• Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, USA

UK

• Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
• National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
• Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK

Denmark

• Brandts Museet Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark

Australia

• National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
• National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, Australia

Malaysia

• Balai Seni Lukis Negara (National Art Gallery) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

References