When:
31st May – 6th June, 6pm to 8pm
Where:
The Society Club, 12 Ingestre Place, Soho, London W1F OJF
Paul Spencer presents his unique archive showing the celebration of British life since the last Jubilee. If grittiness of the real life fascinates you more than the ubiquitous sugary-sweet Jubilee visions, this exhibition is for you.
From gangsters, strippers, outlaws and spankers to John Lydon, Elvis Costello, Morrissey, Robert Carlyle, Vivienne Westwood, Tank Girl and Blur’s seminal British Image shoot, celebrity is placed firmly back in context with its punk, skin, mod and street gang roots in this gritty exhibition of Paul Spencer’s unseen archive of music artists and celebrities shown in raw beauty.
Paul’s portraits have established identities and music movements: The much celebrated Blur British Image shoot is highlighted by the band in their feature-length documentary, Nowhere Left to Run, as the launch-pad of their Britpop rise to fame. Paul’s seminal Morrissey images were chosen by the Artiste for two album covers, and the ‘face’ for his Greatest Hits Tour. Shooting Stockbridge as the personification of Jamie Hewlett’s cult comic hero, Tank Girl, Paul Spencer’s images adorned the front covers of Vogue, Elle and The Face – and yet this is only half the story.
Paul will be present at the exhibition opening on Thursday the 31st May.
You can pledge to help Paul create his book Kingdom Come celebrating his archive at www.Unbound.co.uk
