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Pre-booking is strongly advised, but some tickets will be available for purchase at the Gallery each day.
EXHIBITION ADMISSION
Monday to Sunday
Saatchi Gallery Members: Free Entry. Booking not required. Click for details
General Admission: £16
Concession* £10
Family** £38
Children under 6 years Free entry when accompanied by an adult ticket holder
*Students & Seniors 65+ or children 6-16 yrs, with valid proof of concession or membership must be presented upon entry.
**2 adults & 2 children under the age of 18
Free Access for Carers
A carer accompanying a ticketholder with accessibility needs will be admitted free alongside the ticketholder. Both parties should enquire with staff upon arrival.
EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS
Monday – Sunday: 10am – 6pm
Last Entry: 5pm
PLEASE NOTE
No large bags or luggage, no electric scooters and no food or drink – except water in bottles are permitted.
FAQs: CIVILIZATION THE WAY WE LIVE NOW
CIVILIZATION THE WAY WE LIVE NOW is a landmark exhibition that tracks the visual threads of humanity’s ever-changing, extraordinarily complex life across the globe, through the eyes of 150 of the world’s most accomplished photographers.
What is CIVILIZATION THE WAY WE LIVE NOW?
How do I purchase tickets?
Tickets can be purchased via the Saatchi Gallery website or in person at the ticket desk.
Do I need to book a ticket for my child?
All children over the age of 6 are required to hold a ticket to access the exhibition. Children under 6 do not require a ticket.
Are family tickets available?
Yes. A family ticket is £38, for 2 aduts and 2 children under the age of 18.
How long does it take to walk through the exhibition?
As the exhibition covers two floors of the Gallery we recommend at least 60 minutes, but visitors are welcome to explore for as long as they like!
How much does it cost for admission to CIVILIZATION THE WAY WE LIVE NOW?
Tickets are from £10. Concessions & Family tickets available. Members Go Free.
How long is the exhibition running for?
The exhibition is open until Sunday, 17 September, 2023.
What time is last entry to CIVILIZATION THE WAY WE LIVE NOW?
The final entry time is 4.30pm.
Will there be bag checks at Saatchi Gallery?
Bag checks will not be conducted prior to entering Saatchi Gallery. Large bags and suitcases must be stored in our cloakroom.
Can I store my bags while I view the exhibition?
Our cloakroom is available during opening hours to store any items during your visit. Saatchi Gallery Members have free use of the cloakroom.
Is CIVILIZATION THE WAY WE LIVE NOW suitable for children?
Yes, the exhibiton is full of interesting content for children to enjoy.
Are scooters or e-scooters permitted?
No scooters or e-scooters are permitted within Saatchi Gallery.
About
This landmark exhibition tracks the visual threads of humanity’s ever-changing, extraordinarily complex life across the globe, through the eyes of 150 of the world’s most accomplished photographers. Featuring many previously unseen images, Civilization acknowledges the diverse material and spiritual cultures that make up global societies today, spanning Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. Exploring a wide range of subjects, from our great united achievements to our collective failings, Civilization: The Way We Live Now highlights the complexity and contradictions of contemporary civilization.
The exhibition is conceived as a journey through eight thematic chapters:
HIVE: where we live
ALONE TOGETHER: how we relate to one another
FLOW: how we move our bodies and goods
PERSUASION: the power of influence
ESCAPE: how we relax
CONTROL: maintaining order and discipline
RUPTURE: breakdown and disorder
NEXT: new worlds on the horizon
Curated by William A Ewing & Holly Roussell Perret-Gentil
Featured Photographers
Max Aguilera-Hellweg, Andreia Alves de Oliveira, Evan Baden, Murray Ballard, Olivo Barbieri, Mandy Barker, Lisa Barnard, Olaf Otto Becker, Valérie Belin, Daniel Berehulak, Mathieu Bernard-Reymond, Peter Bialobrzeski, Florian Böhm, Michele Borzoni, Priscilla Briggs, Paul Bulteel, Edward Burtynsky, Antony Cairns, Alejandro Cartagena, Philippe Chancel, Edmund Clark, Che Onejoon, Olivier Christinat, Lynne Cohen, Lois Conner, Raphaël Dallaporta, Siân Davey, Susan Derges, Gerco de Ruijter, Richard de Tscharner, Sergey Dolzhenko, Natan Dvir, Roger Eberhard, Mitch Epstein, Andrew Esiebo, Adam Ferguson, Vincent Fournier, Jermaine Francis, Andy Freeberg, Matthieu Gafsou, Andreas Gefeller, George Georgiou, Christoph Gielen, Ashley Gilbertson, Katy Grannan, Samuel Gratacap, Lauren Greenfield, Han Sungpil, Nick Hannes, Sean Hemmerle, Mishka Henner, South Ho Siu Nam, Candida Höfer, Dan Holdsworth, Hong Hao, Aimée Hoving, Pieter Hugo, Tiina Itkonen, Leila Jeffreys, Jo Choonman, Chris Jordan, Nadav Kander, KDK, Mike Kelley, Kim Taedong, Alfred Ko, Irene Kung, Benny Lam, Sonia Lenzi, Gjorgji Lichovski, Michael Light, Mauricio Lima, Sheng-Wen Lo, Pablo López Luz, Christian Lünig, Alex MacLean, David Maisel, Ann Mandelbaum, Edgar Martins, Jeffrey Milstein, Mintio, Richard Misrach, Andrew Moore, David Moore, Richard Mosse, Michael Najjar, Walter Niedermayr, Noh Suntag, Simon Norfolk, Trent Parke, Cara Phillips, Robert Polidori, Sergey Ponomarev, Cyril Porchet, Mark Power, Giles Price, Yan Wang Preston, Reiner Riedler, Simon Roberts, Andrew Rowat, Victoria Sambunaris, Sato Shintaro, Dona Schwartz, Paul Shambroom, Chen Shaoxiong, Nigel Shafran, Toshio Shibata, Corinne Silva, Niki Simpson, Alec Soth, Jem Southam, Henrik Spohler, Will Steacy, Thomas Struth, Larry Sultan, Shigeru Takato, Eric Thayer, Danila Tkachenko, Eason Tsang Ka Wai, Andreas Tschersich, Amalia Ulman, Brian Ulrich, Penelope Umbrico, Johanna Urschel, Carlo Valsecchi, Cássio Vasconcellos, Reginald Van de Velde, Massimo Vitali, Robert Walker, Dougie Wallace, Richard Wallbank, Wang Qingsong, Patrick Weidmann, Thomas Weinberger, Damon Winter, Michael Wolf, Paolo Woods and Gabriele Galimberti, Raimond Wouda, Xing Danwen, Ahmad Zamroni, Luca Zanier, Zhang Xiao, Robert Zhao Renhui, Francesco Zizola.
Exhibition Credits
The exhibition is curated by William A. Ewing and Holly Roussell, assisted by Justine Chapalay. William A. Ewing is an author, lecturer, and curator of photography, and former director of the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne. Over the years his exhibitions have been seen in London at the Serpentine, Whitechapel, and Barbican Galleries, the Photographer’s Gallery, the Welcome Institute and Somerset House. Holly Roussell is a curator and museologist specialising in photography and contemporary art from East Asia. Currently, she is curator for the UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing. The project is directed by Todd Brandow, Executive Director, Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis / Lausanne and Bartomeu Mari, Director, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea.
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About
This exhibition, guided by the question ‘Can creativity change the world?’, showcases Moleskine notebooks transformed into stunning works of art by artists, designer, activists and changemakers, including William Kentridge, Francis Kéré, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Paula Scher, Toyo Ito, Hannah Marshall, and Aida Muluneh. Each notebook tells a different story, dream project, or distinctive way of being and relating to the world, showcasing how creativity can be a transformative force on a personal and community level.
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Forbes works with sculpture, installation, photography and digital media to explore themes of racial politics, migration, history, and religion, through a lens that challenges us to examine the dichotomy of blackness and whiteness.
Want the World to Know features Forbes’ monumental totemic sculptures, which incorporate mannequins bound, cocoon-like, in black PVC. The resulting works are bulging forms whose taut skins point to rising political tensions which threaten to tear through. Forbes use of lifejackets alludes to political and humanitarian events as well as religious dogma.
The exhibition features text-based works which utilise the slogans of demonstrators in the 2020 BLM protests. Through these polemical works, Forbes poses vital questions about the demonisation, fetishisation, and control of the Black body.
Want the World to Know also incorporates the imagery of haute couture, where Forbes uses visual representation to challenge narratives around the buying and selling of privilege.
ABOUT MICHAEL FORBES
Michael Forbes has exhibited nationally and internationally, including a solo show at the Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre at the University of Nottingham (2022), Reformation at Yinka Shonibare’s Guest Project (2018), the Diaspora Pavilion, 57th Venice Biennale (2017) and CPT: Time, History and Memory, Gallatin Galleries, New York (2012). He is Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s Associate Artist and was selected in 2020 for YSP’s Royal College of Art Graduate Award.
Alongside his artistic practice, Forbes is a curator. He played a leading role in developing New Art Exchange, Nottingham, and is a co-founder of Primary, an artist studio complex in Nottingham, where he has his studio and is Chair of the Board of Trustees. Forbes has a BA (Hons) in Photography from Nottingham Trent University (1998) and an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art (2020).
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Hidden Visions is a solo exhibition by British artist Andrew Millar. Inspired by qualities in nature which are constantly in flux, the works represent symbiotic moments of stillness and rhythmic movement which invite the viewer to interact with the living element of the exhibition.