EXHIBITIONS

A HARD MAN IS GOOD TO FIND!

The Photographers’ Gallery,  London

3 March - 11 June 2023

A Hard Man is Good to Find! celebrates a clandestine visual culture of men’s bodies during a time when making and distributing such images was a criminal offence. This exhibition highlights key areas of London which were a focus for men seeking out men to photograph. It maps out a territory of risk and possibility across Highgate, between Chelsea and Wellington Barracks, in Soho, Brixton, Portobello and Euston. Catalogues, print ordering sheets, personal albums, magazines and publications explore how these photographs were circulated, exchanged and shared. The exhibition included works by John S Barrington, Cecil Beaton, Guy Burch, Basil Clavering (trading as Royale), Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Bill Green (trading as Vince), David Gwinnutt, Paul Hawker, Angus McBean and Ajamu X.

EXPLODING FASHION: 2D-3D-3D ANIMATION

MoMu Antwerp

08 October 2022 - 05 February 2023

Exploding Fashion: From 2D to 3D to 3D Animation is a research project at Central Saint Martins (University of the Arts London) that explores how pattern-cutting in twentieth century fashion can be understood through the practices of making, unmaking and remaking.

GUY BOURDIN: IMAGE MAKER

Somerset House, London

27 November 2014 - 15 March 2015

The UK’s largest ever exhibition of the influential and enigmatic fashion photographer Guy Bourdin, featuring over 100 works and previously unseen material from the photographer’s estate, from 1955 to 1987. This major show charted Bourdin’s distinguished 40-year career from Man Ray’s protégé to photography revolutionary in his own right and explored his pursuit of perfection. The exhibited works exemplified the craftsmanship behind his images, from production to publication, and their enduring quality as a consequence.

FULLY FASHIONED: THE PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND STORY

National Musuems of Scotland, Edinburgh

10 April - 16 August 2015

Scotland is the iconic birthplace of the knitwear industry. It was in Hawick, in the Scottish Borders, that Pringle of Scotland became one of the first luxury knitwear manufacturers in the world. Marking Pringle of Scotland's 200th anniversary, this free exhibition traced the history of the company from a small hosiery firm making undergarments to an international fashion brand known for its outerwear. Using rare pieces of early knitwear, iconic fashion garments, archival records and film footage, the exhibition traced the evolution of one of the world's oldest fashion brands and explored the continuing relevance of knitwear to the modern wardrobe.