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Steve McQueen is a celebrated artist and filmmaker renowned for his uncompromising vision. McQueen has directed five feature films, including the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave and most recently Blitz. He has won numerous awards including the Turner Prize in 1999. His work has been featured in Documenta (1997 & 2002), and he represented the United Kingdom at the 2009 Venice Biennale. He has held solo exhibitions at prominent institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago (2012), Schaulager, Basel (2013), Tate Modern (2020) and Dia Beacon, New York (2024). Projects include Year 3 at Tate Britain (2019) and Grenfell at the Serpentine South Gallery (2023). In 2020, McQueen made Small Axe, a five-part film anthology about London’s West Indian community. He co-directed Uprising (2021), a documentary on the 1981 New Cross Fire.
<p>'[A] powerful book … will move you to action' <em>Elle</em></p>
<p>'McQueen has compiled an array of fascinating photos as well as firsthand accounts and contributions from journalist Gary Younge, cultural theorist Paul Gilroy, Baroness Chakrabarti to paint a compelling picture of protest in Britain' <em>Independent</em></p>
<p>'The story of British activism through photographs' <em>Guardian</em></p>
<p><em>'Resistance </em>is a moving paean to the activists and image-makers whose fortitude and resilience have guided modern activism' <em>Wallpaper</em> magazine</p>
<p>'Continuing the filmmaker’s motivation to preserve narratives at risk of being forgotten, this show speaks loudly to the present moment as much as to critical turning points in history' Dazed</p>
'The story of British activism through photographs' GUARDIAN
'Powerful … will move you to action' ELLE
A most anticipated book of 2025 in Guardian, Independent and Elle
Resistance presents a century of activism, from the radical suffrage movement in 1903 through key moments including the Battle of Cable Street, the Black People’s Day of Action, Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp and the Miners’ Strike; onto protests against environmental destruction, struggles for LGBTQ+ and disability rights; culminating with the largest protest in Britain’s 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 contributions from groundbreaking voices such as Gary Younge, Paul Gilroy and Baroness Chakrabarti, alongside powerful images from renowned photographers including Vanley Burke, Edith Tudor-Hart, Tish Murtha and Paul Trevor.
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.
'A moving paean to the activists and image-makers' WALLPAPER
'Speaks loudly to the present moment as much as to critical turning points in history' DAZED
The powerful new book on protest in Britain from award-winning artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen
The powerful new book on protest in Britain from award-winning artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen
- An inspiring, landmark book chronicling 100 years of protest in Britain compiled by acclaimed Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen and featuring over 100 images of archival photography, plus expert contributions and first hand testimony.
- Produced in partnership with Turner Contemporary gallery and featuring contributions from Gary Younge, Paul Gilroy and many more.
- Will accompany a major exhibition on protest and photography at Turner Contemporary opening Feb 2025, likely to travel to Scotland afterwards.
- Steve McQueen is a Turner Prize winning artist and the Oscar-winning director of 12 YEARS A SLAVE and SHAME, and the director of the SMALL AXE BBC TV series
Competition: Empireland; Black and British; Funny Weather;Thunderclap; Natives; We Were There; The Story of Art Without Men; Talk Art; The Decent of Man. Grayson Perry; Neil MacGregor; Olivia Laing; Laura Cumming; Gary Younge; Sathnam Sanghera; Akala; Owen Jones; Lanre Bakare; Katy Hessell; David Olusoga; Russell Tovey; Rory Stewart
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
Steve McQueen is a celebrated artist and filmmaker renowned for his uncompromising vision. McQueen has directed five feature films, including the Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave and most recently Blitz. He has won numerous awards including the Turner Prize in 1999. His work has been featured in Documenta (1997 & 2002), and he represented the United Kingdom at the 2009 Venice Biennale. He has held solo exhibitions at prominent institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago (2012), Schaulager, Basel (2013), Tate Modern (2020) and Dia Beacon, New York (2024). Projects include Year 3 at Tate Britain (2019) and Grenfell at the Serpentine South Gallery (2023). In 2020, McQueen made Small Axe, a five-part film anthology about London’s West Indian community. He co-directed Uprising (2021), a documentary on the 1981 New Cross Fire.