syd shelton
photographs
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New book OUT NOW
May 19 - June 24- 2023
Seen not heard
Atlas gallery
49 Dorset Street
London W1
22-10-2022 – 23-12-2022
I Just Wanna Be Me
Lucy Bell Gallery
46 Norman Road
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN33 0EJ
07-10-2022 – 26-11-2022
The Black Triangle
Atlas Gallery
49 Dorset Street
London
20-10-2022 – 21-11-2022
Facing Britain touring Exhibition
Gallery for Photography
Hannover
Germany
30-09-2021 - 30-01-2022
The Vanished East End
Tower Hamlets Archive Gallery
12-03-2020 – 31-05-2020
Syd Shelton: Rock Against Racism
Gallery Oldham
in partnership with
Autograph
35 Greaves Street,
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL1 1AL
12-06-2019 – 15-09-2019
The Clash
ONO Contemporary Arte
Via Santa Margherita, 10
Bologna
Italy
Photographs by Adrian Boot,
Syd Shelton and Pennie Smith
12-03-2019 – 05-01-2020
Paris-Londres
Music Migrations
Eight Syd Shelton images have been selected for this exhibition
Musée national de l'histoire de l'immigration
293, Avenue Daumesnil
75012 Paris
France
Links
24-11-2018 – 19-01-2019
Christmas Exhibition
Exhibition
includes works by Sheila Rock,
Jill Furmanovsky, Steve Rapport,
Brian Duffy, Michael Putland, Francine Winham, Max Brown, Jorgen Angel, Lex Van Rossen ,
Patti Boyd and Syd Shelton
Lucy Bell Gallery
46 Norman Road
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN33 0EJ
18-08-2018 – 02-09-2018
Back in the day:
The Autograph Archive x Yardie
To celebrate the upcoming release of Idris Elba’s directorial debut YARDIE, which comes to
cinemas on August 31
Artists included in The Autograph Archive x Yardie exhibition include Bandele ‘Tex’ Ajetunmobi
Raphael Albert, Armet Francis,
Colin Jones, Neil Kenlock,
Dennis Morris, Charlie Philips, and Syd Shelton.
Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St,
London E8 1HE
Links
21-05-2018 – 21-10-2018
Windrush: Songs in a Strange Land
The British Library
Two of Syd Shelton's images of the 'Battle of Lewisham' have been included in the exhibition
21-10-2017 – 17-12-2017
Gordon Parks
A Choice of Weapons
Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism
Side Gallery
Newcastle Upon Tyne
17-10-2017– 17-12-2017
Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism
Yhteisotalo Messi
Kotka, Finland
04-09-2017
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Screening at Visa Pour L'Image
Campo Santo
Rue Amiral Ribeil
Perpignan
France
04-07-2017 – 05-08-2017
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Central library
Joensuu
Finland
11-02-2017 – 09-04-2017
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Street Level Photoworks
Trongate 103
Glasgow
G1 5HD
Links
07-04-2017
Late at the Tate
Stan Firm inna Inglan
Tate collection artists including
Syd Shelton, James Barnor,
Neil Kenlock and Dennis Morris discussing their extensive catalogue of work, made against the social and political backdrop of the times with social historian Emma Dabiri and Tate Collective London member Rianna Jade Parker.
14-11-2016 – Autumn 2017
Stan Firm inna Inglan:
Black Diaspora in London, 1960-70s
Works by eight Autograph ABP photographers:
Raphael Albert, Bandele
‘Tex’ Ajetunmobi, James Barnor,
Colin Jones, Neil Kenlock,
Dennis Morris, Syd Shelton and
Al Vandenberg:
Tate Britain
Millbank
London
SW1P 4RG
Links
27-07-2016 – 17-09-2016
An Ideal for Living
Photographing Class, Culture and Identity in Modern Britain
3-5 Swallow Street
London
W1B 4DE
An Ideal for Living uses photography from the 1920s to the present day to examine perceptions of class, custom and identity in modern Britain. A timely consideration of what it means to be British, the exhibition will draw on the work of 28 diverse photographers including Syd Shelton to present the habits, styles and routines, which encapsulate British identity through social aspiration, political protest and counter-culture.
Links
16-06-2016 – 03-09-2016
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Impressions gallery
Bradford
Yorkshire
Links
02-06-2016 – 03-08-2016
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Tiketti Galleria
Helsinki
Finland
Links
19-05-2016 – 22-05-2016
Photo London
Somerset House
London
20-05-2016 2pm - 3pm
Syd shelton Book signing
Autograph ABP will be exhibiting at Photo London 2016, featuring works by Raphael Albert,
Sammy Baloji, James Barnor,
Bruno Boudjelal,
London Stereoscopic Company, Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Colin Jones
and Syd Shelton
Links
16-03-2016
Seven of Syd Shelton's
photographs have been acquired by Erick Frank Fine Art
02-10-2015 – 05-12-2015
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Autograph ABP
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA
Links
01-10-2015
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Autograph ABP
188 page large format hardbound book of
Syd Shelton’s photographs capturing one of the most intriguing and contradictory political periods in British post war history. Between 1976 and 1981, edited by Mark Sealy and Carol Tulloch with Essays by Paul Gilroy and Adam Phillips.
buy now from
autograph-abp.co.uk
02-10-2015 – 08-12-15
Syd Shelton:
Rock Against Racism
Autograph ABP
Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA
The first major exhibition of
Syd Shelton’s photographs capturing one of the most intriguing and contradictory political periods in British post war history. Between 1976 and 1981, the movement Rock Against Racism (RAR) confronted racist ideology in the streets, parks and town halls of Britain.
Links
autograph-abp.co.uk
06-06-2015 – 06-09-15
One Nation under a Groove
An exhibition including images by Syd Shelton
Music is a common thread that brings people together all around the world, often acting as the trigger in creating new tribes, subcultures, fashions and social movements.
Festival Village under Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Links
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
13-06-2015
One Planet City Event:
The Finale. 1 – 5pm
Conference Hall, Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE
Free / booking required
Hear from three of the One Planet City photographers talking about their commissioned photo essays: Syd Shelton, Amanda Jackson
& Jonathan Goldberg
Links
http://photoworks.org.uk
22-05-2015
Narratives of Black British Experience
From the 1950’s -1990’s.
Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre
The Victoria and Albert Museum
11.40 Syd Shelton in conversation about the forthcoming book, Rock Against Racism with Curator,
Karen Alexander.
22-01- 2015 – 30-06-2015
Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience
1950s – 1990s
Exhibition featuring photographs, drawn from the V&A’s collection including
Syd Sheltons, which begin to document the experiences of Black people in Britain in the latter half of the 20th century.
Black Cultural Archives
1 Windrush Square, Brixton
London SW2 1EF
Links
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
28-09-2014
The Sunday Times
Magazine featured
Syd Shelton's image for its coverage of the
Brighton Photo Biennial
09-05-2014
The photographers are:
Thomas Ball
Murray Ballard,
Sam Faulkner
Sophie Gerrard
Jonathan Goldberg
Amanda Jackson
Jason Larkin
Valentina Quintano
Syd Shelton
Nick Waplington
The photo essays will form a series of new public exhibitions, to be installed in October at ten public spaces around the city for a period of ten months.
24 -02-2014
The opening exhibition, 'Rockarchive’s Greatest Pix', at Olympus Image Space, Bishopsgate showcases images from 'Rockarchive’s collective of over 60 of the world’s best rock photographers' including
Syd Shelton's Paul Simonon.
Links
2014
Rock Against Racism
Forthcoming Book
Autograph's Mark Seally and Professor Carol Tulloch (TrAIN) are working with Syd Shelton on the production of a book
of his photographs and graphics documenting the movement Rock Against Racism to be published by
Autograph ABP in 2015.
22-03-2013
Staying Power meets
Sounds Under Pressure
Victoria and Albert Museum
Friday 22 March, 18.30 - 21.30
Mykaell Riley (Steel Pulse)
will steer the conversation and panel discussion with
Charlie Phillips and Syd Shelton
Links
22 -02-2014
Campaign strategies:
Four talks on self-organised activism at Rivington Place
London EC2A 3BA
1pm – 1.45pm
Syd Shelton
Analogue Activism
2pm – 2.45pm
Sarah Garrod
Archives and Activism:
Why are Archives and Records so Valuable for any Activist?
3pm – 3.45pm
Paula Serafina
Art and Activism:
The Role of Art in Campaigning and Direct Action
4pm – 4.45pm
Dr Paolo Gerbaudo
Social Media Activism:
A Guide to Online Tactics
27-09-213
The Drum, The national centre for Black British arts and culture, Birmingham in partnership with Autograph ABP presents a selection of photographs from their extensive archive, featuring the work of
Raphael Albert, Bandele
'Tex' Ajetunmobi,
James Barnor, John Goto,
Colin Jones, Syd Shelton,
Neil Kenlock and Vron Ware.
Links
13-01-2013
Autograph ABP's latest newspaper The Archive in Focus: Back in the Day published this week
Featuring photographs by
Colin Jones, Raphael Albert,
Neil Kenlock, Bandele 'Tex' Ajetunmobi, Vron Ware,
Syd Shelton, John Goto and
James Barnor.
30-01-2013
40 images from
A Riot of Our Own were shown as a part of gallery's collection at the Museum of
Contempory Art Isteria.
01-01-2013
The Victoria and Albert Museum has purchased three Syd Shelton images from Autograph ABP for the 'Staying Power' collection.
‘Staying Power’ is the HLF-funded partnership between the V&A and the Black Cultural Archives to collect photographs relating to the black British experience from
the 1950s to the 1990s.
07-11-2012 – 08-12-2012
Chelsea SPACE
London
Red White And Blue: Pop/Punk/Politics/Place
Curated by Donald Smith
Set critically at the end of the UK Jubilee and Olympic year and following on from our exhibition DOME, CHELSEA space's after party show once again picks up on the soundbites of legacy, austerity, and national identity and explores influences and appropriations across art, popular and political graphics, photography and video.
11-9-2012 – 23-9-2012
Gallery Makina
Croatia
Curated by Carol Tulloch
The exhibition, A Riot of Our Own was shown at Gallery Makinia, Pula, Croatia as a part of the 'We are are Here 3' International multimedia Biennale organised
by the Museum of
Contempory Art Isteria.
11-9-2012 – 23-9-2012
Gallery Makina
Croatia
Curated by Carol Tulloch
The exhibition, A Riot of Our Own was shown at Gallery Makinia, Pula, Croatia as a part of the 'We are are Here 3' International multimedia Biennale organised
by the Museum of
Contempory Art Isteria.
11-9-2012 – 23-9-2012
Gallery Makina
Croatia
Curated by Carol Tulloch
The exhibition, A Riot of Our Own was shown at Gallery Makinia, Pula, Croatia as a part of the 'We are are Here 3' International multimedia Biennale organised
by the Museum of
Contempory Art Isteria.
22-7-2012 – 30-9-2012
New Park House, Oxford street, London
London boasts one of the most diverse populations in the world. The World in London presents portraits of Londoners commisioned by the Photographers Gallery. Each portrait shows a person or people from one of the 204 nations taking part in the London 2012 Games, accompanied by individual stories.
Syd Shelton's portrait was of
Tony Matola from Mozambique
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22-7-2012 – 30-9-2012
New Park House, Oxford street, London
London boasts one of the most diverse populations in the world. The World in London presents portraits of Londoners commisioned by the Photographers Gallery. Each portrait shows a person or people from one of the 204 nations taking part in the London 2012 Games, accompanied by individual stories.
Syd Shelton's portrait was of
Tony Matola from Mozambique
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03-03-2012
The Guardian Weekend's
Big picture featured
Syd Shelton's 1978 photograph of Bagga lead singer with Matumbi
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