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Le Cake-Walk: Rob This England (#1), 2020, by Heather Agyepong, from her series Wish You

Were Here, which will be on show at the Centre for British Photography. Photograph: Heather
Agyepong/Format 21/James Hyman

The Centre for British Photography opens its doors in Piccadilly, London, later this
month, promising, in the words of its director, James Hyman, to be “a hub that
increases British photography’s national and international status”. Three floors of
exhibition space will draw predominantly on Hyman’s extensive collection of more than
3,000 works by around 100 renowned British photographers, including Bill Brandt,
Bert Hardy, Jo Spence and Daniel Meadows.

The centre will also host events and talks, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and
diversity. Opening exhibitions include The English at Home, featuring work by Martin
Parr, Anna Fox, Richard Billingham and others, as well as a show co-curated by the
campaign group Fast Forward: Women in Photography. One of British photography’s
rising stars, Heather Agyepong, will also present her series Wish You Were Here, which
merges staged portraiture and performance to address the cultural resonance of the
subversive African American vaudeville performer Aida Overton Walker. Sean O’Hagan