PICTURE THIS: A PUBLIC IMAGE * Photography exhibition by Spike
Schedule
Tue, 14 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Gallery 40, 40 Gloucester Road - North Laine - Brighton - East Sussex - BN1 4AQ | Brighton, EN
PICTURE THIS: A PUBLIC IMAGEA collection of previously unseen photographs taken in L.A. venues from 1978-1980
Event information:
The exhibition will run for five days - 14th-18th of October consisting of previously unseen images taken in L.A. by Spike from ‘78-’80 featuring:
Blondie, John Lydon & PiL, The Clash, Madness, The Specials, The Selector, Sham 69, The Undertones, The Go-Go's, John Cale, The Cramps, X and many more.
It will also cover the extraordinary life of the photographer Spike who also briefly worked as a paparazzo in Hollywood and has dedicated his time to activism and promotion of punk bands and punk ideology.
A selection of 40 previously unseen prints will be on show along with Spike’s personal archive of contact sheets, zines, magazine covers, record releases and images from his life in LA and San Francisco’s anarchist, punk and queer scenes.
There will be a programme of acoustic performances from the best of Brighton’s emerging bands throughout the week including Kitchen Lover, The Clubheads, The Getaway, The XLNTs, Chem Sex Party and will culminate on the 18th with a free gig at Garageland" at Daltons on Brighton seafront from 9pm.
The exhibition will tour other venues in the UK from January 2026 – details to follow.
Unframed & signed Affordable prints and original photographs will be available to purchase throughout the week.
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