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For Rankin Open and Live, Rankin looked back on 20 years of work at the prestigious Milk Gallery in New York. Located in the heart of the city’s trend-setting Meatpacking District, the five-day residency displayed a selection of images from Rankin’s back catalogue, capturing a generation of celebrity, political icons and artists alongside poignant works from charity projects. There was also a west coast version of the expo in Los Angeles at around the same time. Titled ‘Open’, the exhibit channelled Rankin’s overarching approach to the celebrated singular style that has saw him collaborate with some of the most renowned figures in the world: “I have to be open to new people, experiences and challenges", Rankin discussing his work in 2011.

Running alongside the Open exhibition, Rankin hosted the second instalment of ‘Rankin Live’. Leading on from the overwhelming success of the original 2009 project based here in London, Rankin's New York Live provided people the opportunity to contribute to the photographer’s iconic works in a live and interactive show. Using pioneering photographic technology to retouch and display images in a live 20-minute turn around, Rankin captured the most unique personalities in their own personal shoot where all proceeds raised were donated to Oxfam America.

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