Resistance

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A landmark work charting how acts of resistance have shaped Britain and the powerful role of photography as a catalyst for change, across the twentieth century, curated by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen.
Resistance presents a century of activism, from the radical suffrage movement in 1903 to key moments including anti-fascist resistance during World War II, Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, the Black Peoples Day of Action and the Miners Strikes; onto protests against environmental destruction; struggles for LGBTQ+ and disability rights; and on to the largest protest in Britains history: the march against the War in Iraq in 2003.

A wealth of photographs from covert surveillance images to era-defining press reportage are interwoven with firsthand accounts from those who witnessed these major historical moments and expert analysis of where these stories lead us today. Featuring an introduction by Gary Young and contributions from groundbreaking voices such as Steve McQueen, Paul Gilroy and Baroness Chakrabarti, among others, alongside powerful images from renowned photographers such as Vanley Burke, John Deakin, Tish Murtha, Humphrey Spender and Paul Trevor and more.

Resistance uncovers the often-overlooked stories of individuals who have been instrumental in forming modern Britain and is a testament to the empowering impact of collective action today.

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One of the most renowned artists and filmmakers of his generation, Steve McQueen has directed four feature films as well as the documentary films Occupied City (2023) and Uprising (2021) and the series Small Axe, an anthology of five films shown on BBC and Amazon (2020). He won the Camra dOr award at the Cannes Film Festival for Hunger in 2008 and the Oscar for the Best Motion Picture for 12 Years a Slave in 2014. Solo exhibitions of his work have been held around the world, including at Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan (2022), Tate Modern (2020) and Tate Britain (2019). He won the Turner Prize in 1999, represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2009, and was awarded a KBE in 2020.