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Earth Launch and Shortlist Preview

Earth Launch and Shortlist Preview

The Prix Pictet exhibition began with a short preview of works from the 2009 shortlisted artists at Purdy Hicks Gallery in London.  This was the first time that works from the 12 shortlisted artists will be shown together, before the complete exhibition at Passage de Retz gallery, Paris, 23 October - 23 November 2009.  The exhibition opening was attended by nearly 400 people including artists, judges, nominators, critics and advisers and meet with considerable critical acclaim.

  • Purdy Hicks Gallery
  • Edgar Martins with his work
  • Andreas Gursky, Untitled XIII
  • Abbas Kowsari, Shade of Earth series
  • Dowstairs gallery
  • Nadav Kander & Naoya Hatakeyama
  • Nadav Kander, Yangtze, The Long River series
  • Chris Steele-Perkins, Fuji series
  • Darren Almond, Fullmoon series
  • Ed Kashi, The Curse of the Black Gold series
  • Edward Burtynsky, Quarries series
  • Yao Lu, New Mountain and Water series
  • Darren Almond, The Diminishing Present series
  • Sammy Baloji, Memory series
  • Sammy Baloji, Memory series