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1980s

HOBAC promotional image by Cindy Palmano for Blitz magazine

Countercultural Designs: The House of Beauty and Culture

How avant-garde collective The House of Beauty and Culture reshaped the cultural landscape of 1980s Britain.

Kasia Maciejowska

29 Jun 2016
fashion game changers

Cultural Liberation Springing From Physical Liberation: Reception Study of the 1980s Avant-Garde

How have changes to the female silhouette in fashion reflected and shaped perceptions of beauty?

Hettie Judah

14 Apr 2016
London Squats and Counter Culture

London’s Squats and Counterculture: 1970s to Now

Writer and artist Neal Brown chairs a panel discussion with artists Viv Albertine, Jimmy Cauty, Peter Doig and Rut Blees Luxemburg.

15 Oct 2015

Them a Call Us Pirates: The Sound of a Revolution

Stephen Hebditch on the pirate radio tracks that revolutionised music in the 1980s.

Stephen Hebditch

26 May 2015
Chantal Akerman, J'ai Faim, J'ai Froid, 1984

Adam Roberts on Chantal Akerman: Questions About Duration

Short or long? Adam Roberts tackles Chantal Akerman's use of short-form cinema and its effect on her artwork.

Adam Roberts

20 May 2014

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