Basil Clavering, (Royale, Hussar, Dolphin), Mail order Storyette print, late 1950s. Courtesy of the Rupert Smith Collection
A Hard Man is Good to Find!
03/03/2023 - 11/06/2023
The Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies Street
W1F 7LW London
thephotographersgallery.org.uk/
A bold new exhibition charting over 60 years of queer photography of the male physique.
A Hard Man is Good to Find! celebrates a clandestine visual culture of men’s bodies that emerged in the post-war period, during a time when making and distributing such images was a criminal offence.
Including work by John S. Barrington, Cecil Beaton, Guy Burch, Basil Clavering, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Bill Green, David Gwinnutt, Angus McBean, Patrick Procktor, Ajamu X and many more.
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.
The Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies Street
W1F 7LW London
thephotographersgallery.org.uk/
A bold new exhibition charting over 60 years of queer photography of the male physique.
A Hard Man is Good to Find! celebrates a clandestine visual culture of men’s bodies that emerged in the post-war period, during a time when making and distributing such images was a criminal offence.
Including work by John S. Barrington, Cecil Beaton, Guy Burch, Basil Clavering, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Bill Green, David Gwinnutt, Angus McBean, Patrick Procktor, Ajamu X and many more.
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.