Anderson & Low, Antonio Ally, Diver, England (from the Athletes series), 1998
Anderson & Low, Antonio Ally, Diver, England (from the Athletes series), 1998
Toned gelatin silver print
20" × 16"
Number 12 from an edition of 25. Hand‑signed and numbered by the artists .
Framed
Ships from Miami Beach, United States
"Antonio Ally, Diver, England" is a 1998 toned gelatin silver print by Anderson & Low, depicting British Olympic diver Tony Ally during his training at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. A print from the edition of 25 was acquired by the National Portrait Gallery, London. It is published in the duo's book Athletes. This image is from the Athletes series, portraits of athletes from four continents, which was first exhibited at the National Art Gallery of Malaysia for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. It was also exhibited worldwide, culminating in an exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery of Australia for the 2000 Olympic Games. Following this, the United States Olympic Committee commissioned a new project, American Athletes, which was exhibited at the United States Olympic Complex in Colorado Springs, and in 2002, the National Portrait Gallery, London, commissioned a new exhibition featuring UK medal hopefuls competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Images from these three projects comprise the contents of Athletes, published by Twin Palms Press in 2002.
About the artist
ANDERSON & LOW
Anderson & Low is the British artistic partnership of Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low, who have worked together since 1990. They are best known for their long-running studies of athletes and gymnasts, which treat the trained body with the formal precision of classical sculpture.
Their Athletes series was first exhibited at the National Art Gallery of Malaysia for the 1998 Commonwealth Games and later at the National Portrait Gallery of Australia for the 2000 Olympics. Their books include Athletes and Gymnasts (Twin Palms Press), and their work is held by the National Portrait Gallery, London, among other collections.