80s

Revisiting London’s East End During the ‘70s and ‘80s
Photography

Revisiting London’s East End During the ‘70s and ‘80s

Photographer Bandele ‘Tex’ Ajetunmobi spent five decades crafting an intimate portrait of the East End as seen through the eyes of a consummate insider.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Sheriff Street: Gritty shots of '80s Dublin
Photography

Sheriff Street: Gritty shots of '80s Dublin

Dirty old town — As a young man fresh out of school, Colm Pierce just like Dublin was going nowhere. Until he picked up a camera and began documenting life in one of the city's most deprived neighbourhoods.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Adventures across Europe in the 1970s and ’80s
Photography

Adventures across Europe in the 1970s and ’80s

Sun-soaked snapshots — Photographer Sergio Purtell spent years travelling the continent at length, capturing a romantic world of motels, cafes, beaches and bars.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A visual tribute to ’80s Chicago, where house music began
Art

A visual tribute to ’80s Chicago, where house music began

DIY designs — A new book celebrates the power of the DIY party flyer – homemade designs which helped transform the city’s dance scene.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A life in colour: Capturing the punks of 1980s Britain
Photography

A life in colour: Capturing the punks of 1980s Britain

From Manchester to Camden — Street photographer Shirley Baker would travel to London’s Camden Market every weekend, mesmerised by the area’s rebellious youth movement.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The trailblazing activist legacy of Keith Haring
Art

The trailblazing activist legacy of Keith Haring

Street Art Boy — A new documentary looks back on the artist’s divisive career, from his shunning of the art establishment to his work with the Act Up AIDS campaign.

Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray

Intimate shots of life in ’80s Massachusetts
Photography

Intimate shots of life in ’80s Massachusetts

A family affair — Photographer Judith Black spent years capturing her experience as a single parent, celebrating everyday moments that otherwise go unnoticed.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Bleak and beautiful: a visual history of Leeds
Photography

Bleak and beautiful: a visual history of Leeds

20th century portrait — After moving to the city in the 1970s, photographer Peter Mitchell began shooting its rapidly-changing urban landscape.

Written by: Zoe Whitfield

The secret life of a 1980s house music manager
Music

The secret life of a 1980s house music manager

New York underground — New York music manager Michele Saunders dusts off her three-decade-old photo albums to pay tribute to the city’s club scene.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Bruce Gilden’s unseen photos of New York in the ’80s
Photography

Bruce Gilden’s unseen photos of New York in the ’80s

Lost and found — In his new project, Lost and Found, the legendary street photographer pays tribute to a city that was ‘rough, raw, violent and filthy’.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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