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Title(s):
The 80s : photographing Britain / edited by Yasufumi Nakamori, Helen Little and Jasmine Kaur Chohan ; with contributions by Bilal Akkouche, Geoffrey Batchen, Derek Bishton, Taous R. Dahmani, Mark Sealy and Noni Stacey.
Additional Title(s):

Eighties : photographing Britain

Photographing Britain
Published/Created:
London : Tate Publishing, 2024.
New York : ABRAMS
©2024
Physical Description:
240 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 31 cm
Holdings:
Reference Library
ON ORDER
Accessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Tate Britain, London, 21 November 2024 to 5 May 2025.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This exhibition traces the work of a diverse community of photographers, collectives and publications -creating radical responses to the turbulent Thatcher years. Set against the backdrop of race uprisings, the miner strikes, section 28, the AIDS pandemic and gentrification ... At the time, photography was used as a tool for social change, political activism, and artistic and photographic experiments. See ... images that gave voice and visibility to underrepresented groups in society. This includes work depicting the Black arts movement, queer experience, South Asian diaspora and the representation of women in photography. This exhibition examines how photography collectives and publications highlighted these often-unseen stories, featured in ... photography journals such as Ten 8 and Cameraworks. It will also look at the development of Autograph ABP, Half Moon Photography Workshop, and Hackney Flashers. -- Tate website.
Subject Terms:
1900–1999
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.
Nineteen eighties -- Exhibitions.
Nineteen eighties -- Pictorial works.
Photography, Artistic -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Form/Genre:
Illustrated works.
Contributors:
Nakamori, Yasufumi, editor. edt
Little, Helen, 1980– editor. edt
Chohan, Jasmine Kaur, editor. edt
Akkouche, Bilal, contributor. ctb
Batchen, Geoffrey, contributor.
Bishton, Derek, contributor, interviewee.
Dahmani, Taous R., contributor.
Sealy, Mark, contributor, interviewer.
Stacey, Noni, contributor.
Tate Britain (Gallery), host institution. his
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