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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nakamori, Yasufumi, Editor.

Little, Helen, 1980- Editor.

Chohan, Jasmine Kaur, Editor.

Akkouche, Bilal, Contributor.

Batchen, Geoffrey, contributor.

Bishton, Derek, contributor, interviewee.

Dahmani, Taous R., contributor.

Sealy, Mark, contributor, interviewer.

Stacey, Noni, contributor.

Tate Britain (Gallery), Host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography, Artistic--20th century--Exhibitions.

Photography, Artistic.

Nineteen eighties--Exhibitions.

Nineteen eighties.

Nineteen eighties--Pictorial works.

Great Britain--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--20th century--Pictorial works.

Photography, British--20th century--1980s.

Great Britain--Social history--20th century--1980s.

Local Subjects:

Photography, British--20th century--1980s.

Nineteen eighties.

Great Britain--Social history--20th century--1980s.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 31 cm

Distribution:

New York : ABRAMS

Other Title:

Eighties : photographing Britain

Photographing Britain

Place of Publication:

London : Tate Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

(from table of contents) Director's Foreword

Introduction

Distinctly discursive / Geoffrey Batchen

A critical decade / Mark Sealy and Derek Bishton

Feminist praxis / Taous R. Dahmani

Image and text / Yasufumi Nakamori

Working together / Noni Stacey

Photographing protests / Jasmine Kaur Chohan

Challenging the colonial gaze / Bilal Akkouche

From today, black and white is dead / Helen Little

Imaging activism / Yasufumi Nakamori.

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.

ISBN:

9781849769334

1849769338

OCLC:

1436908478

Publisher Number:

CIPO000127992