Peter Mitchell – Nothing Lasts Forever exhibition
Leeds Art Gallery is thrilled to present a major retrospective of British documentary photographer Peter Mitchell:
Known for documenting Leeds throughout his career, the exhibition explores and reflects upon key bodies of work from Mitchell’s remarkable career and feature works previously unseen by the public. Peter Mitchell has a long-rooted connection with Leeds and Nothing Lasts Forever marks nearly half a century since Mitchell’s first exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery in 1975.
Nothing Lasts Forever is his poetic title for the exhibition, which is accompanied by a new publication; together they create a timely opportunity to enjoy work by one of the most important early colour photographers of the 20th century.
Marketing and exhibition design was created by Leeds Museums & Galleries in-house creative designer in consultation with Peter Mitchell. Rusty reds and vernacular type prominent across Mitchell’s photographs informed the interpretation headings set in Altivo Black by Kostic Type Foundry, paired with the gallery’s house font GT Walsheim.
Leeds Art Gallery, 17 May – 6 October 2024
The exhibition catalogue was designed and published by RRB Photobooks in April 2024, with an essay by Diane Smyth and a preface by Jane Bhoyroo. It addition to the softcover trade edition, there’s also a special hardcover edition bound in red cloth and limited to 250 copies (shown here). 148 pages, 24.5×24.5 cm
