The 1980s marked a pivotal moment in photography, becoming a tool for social representation, artistic expression and celebration of culture. Tate Britain will be the host for the landmark which will bring together 350 photos and archive material to show how photographers responded to change around them. The exhibition will be on display from , and will cover core events of the decade through the photography of well-known names, such as Martin Parr, Chris Killip and Don McCullin, as well as photographers that are becoming more widely recognised.
This autumn, Tate Britain will present , a landmark survey which will consider the decade as a pivotal moment for the medium of photography. Bringing together nearly 350 images and archive materials from the period, the exhibition will explore how photographers used the camera to respond to the seismic social, political, and economic shifts around them. Through their lenses, the show will consider how the medium became a tool for social representation, cultural celebration and artistic expression throughout this significant and highly creative period for photography.
This exhibition will be the largest to survey photography’s development in the UK in the 1980s to date. Featuring over 70 lens-based artists and collectives, it will spotlight a generation who engaged with new ideas of photographic practice, from well-known names to those whose work is increasingly being recognised, including , and . It will feature images taken across t.