Civilisation, Photography, Now

Civilisation, Photography, Now looks at our built environments and our hyper-connected, 21stcentury lives through the eyes of the skilful photographers who have so vividly pictured them. Humans engineer vast systems and structures, producing dazzling spectacles and generating complex conflicts. These ceaseless activities are captured in Civilisation, Photography, Now which features the work of 100 of the world’s finest photographers.

The exhibition illustrates our increasingly global, connected society, and encourages viewers to consider where we live, how we consume, and how we travel, learn, explore and control. Art and documentary photography, photojournalism and commercial image-making by artists including Richard Misrach, Candida Höfer, Pieter Hugo, Taryn Simon and An-My Lê focus attention on our habitation of the planet.

Civilisation, Photography, Now is curated by renowned international photography curators William A. Ewing and Holly Roussell. The exhibition is co-produced by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul, and the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis and Lausanne. Ron Brownson is the co-ordinating curator for Auckland Art Gallery.

Civilisation, Photography, Now is supported by Principal Partner AUT with Major Partners Beca and Jasmax, and Media Partners QMS and Mai FM.

Purchase tickets to see Civilisation, Photography, Now online with eventfinda or buy tickets on any day of the exhibition (Sat 13 Jun - Sun 18 Oct) from the Gallery's information desks on the Ground level and Level 1.

You can also purchase a 'joint exhibition' ticket, and save on entry to two of our major, paid exhibitions; Civilisation. Photography. Now. and Enchanted Worlds: Hokusai Hiroshige and the Art of Edo Japan. Please note: this ticket type (joint exhibition entry) must be redeemed once, on the same day between Sat 13 Jun - Sun 16 Aug 2020.