This is Britain: photographs from the 1970s and 1980s
Fox, Anna and Knorr, Karen (2023) This is Britain: photographs from the 1970s and 1980s. [Exhibition/show, Photography]
Independent Video Production Company, Equipment Department. Docklands Enterprise Zone. Hire Manager (left), Account Manager (right), 1988, chromogenic print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2019.69.4 - Anna Fox
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Newspapers are no longer ironed, Coins no longer boiled So far have Standards Fallen., 1981–1983, printed 2015, gelatin silver print, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2019.79.4 - Karen Knorr
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Britain experienced profound changes in the 1970s and 1980s, when it was racked by deindustrialization, urban uprisings, the controversial policies of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Photography became a central form of creative expression during this period, supported and disseminated through new schools, galleries, artists’ collectives, magazines, and government funding.
'This Is Britain' is a group exhibition that brings together the work of a generation of photographers who were commenting on the deep unrest of these pivotal decades. Vanley Burke, Pogus Caesar, Anna Fox, Paul Graham, Sunil Gupta, Chris Killip, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Martin Parr, and others pictured communities, traditions, and landscapes affected by Britain’s shifting social and economic realities. Together, they photographed a nation redefining what it meant to be British and, ultimately, modern.
The National Gallery of Art hosted 'Conversations with artists: Anna Fox and Karen Knorr', on 24 May 2023, in which they share their perspectives on new opportunities for female photographers starting in the 70s, including the growth of feminist photography and the continuing obstacles women faced in a male-dominated field. Moderated by Kara Felt, 'This Is Britain' exhibition curator.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7728-4660 and Knorr, Karen
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