Chris Levine - Lightness of being

Chris Levine is a light artist with a multi-disciplinary approach that harnesses a diverse array of technology with the intention of revealing the ways in which light is fundamental to human experience.

Chris Levine’s practice—which spans photography, performance, installation, fashion, music, and design—focuses on light and the shifting possibilities of perception. The U.K.-based artist is perhaps best known for his portraits of Queen Elizabeth, especially Lightness of Being (2004), which captures the monarch with her eyes closed. With this series and others, Levine has embraced a hallmark style: intimate, unguarded portrait photography presented in light-box format.

Levine studied at the Chelsea School of Art (now the Chelsea College of Arts) before receiving an MA in computer graphics from Central Saint Martins. He has exhibited in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Milan. His work has sold for six-figure prices on the secondary market.

We have several extremely rare Chris Levine editions currently available including his incredibly sought after lenticular variant of 'Lightness of being' and a hand-finished silver leaf version from a small edition of just 5 pieces. 

Levine has five separate works in the permanent collection of the The National Portrait Gallery. He has been the subject of features in The Financial Times, The New York Times, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, BBC, CNN, Time Magazine, The Telegraph, The Guardian, GQ Magazine, Tatler, Forbes and others.