I am happy to be included in this years Portobello Film Festival at the Gate Cinema in a programme titled: ‘EMOTION AND ECONOMICS – THE HISTORY OF THE GATE CINEMA, NOTTING HILL GATE’ I made a film: ‘Room 1301’, in New York about 1965 with a friend, Yvette Nachmias. It is a 17 minute short exploring New York 1960s office …
“Wombat” Art Box and Interview
Very happy to be included in a new collectible limited edition box from ‘Wombat Art Boxes’ and also a featured interview on their excellent blog. Here’s what Wombat say: “With Wombat you receive every two months a limited edition box containing two numbered collectible prints and one artist’s portfolio. Follow the artists who make the news. Discover emerging talent or internationally renowned …
The BBC Arts reviews “New York Extravaganza” Velvet Underground in Paris
A good review on the ‘New York Extravaganza’ Velvet Underground show currently on in Paris, featuring my photographs. “It is 50 years since The Velvet Underground & Nico album was recorded. A major new exhibition in Paris tells the story of the group which created it and of the New York scene which produced them. Parisians hold the Velvets in particular …
The Velvet Underground “New York Extravaganza” – Exhibition 30th March – 21st August 2016
“This Summer 49 of Ritchie’s photographs will be included in a major Velvet Underground exhibition, THE VELVET UNDERGROUND – ‘NEW YORK EXTRAVAGANZA’ at the Philharmonie de Paris, in Paris, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the group’s debut album, The Velvet Underground and Nico. In Ritchie’s sharp monochrome images we see a group in transition, shirtless and covered in ‘war paint’ …
The Velvet Underground Web Page
Olivier Landemaine’s excellent and meticulously researched site about everything Velvet Underground Go see it HERE
Lou Reed Highlights
Lou Reed 2nd March 1942 – 27th October 2013
Exhibition: All Tomorrow’s Parties
All Tomorrow’s Parties: Andy Warhol, The Factory and the Velvet Underground ONO Contemporary Art Gallery Via Santa Margherita 10, Bologna, Italy: Dec 2011 – Jan 2012