Conceived by Steve McQueen in collaboration with Clarrie Wallis, this groundbreaking exhibition will explore how acts of resistance have shaped life in the UK and the powerful role of photography in documenting and driving change. Presenting a century of activism, Resistance will span from the radical suffrage movement in 1903 to the largest ever protest in Britain’s history—the Anti-Iraq War Protest in 2003.

Featuring works by photographers including Vanley Burke, Henry Grant, Fay Godwin, Tish Murtha, Humphrey Spender, Christine Spengler, Andrew Testa, Paul Trevor, Edith Tudor-Hart and Janine Wiedel, amongst many others.

Resistance is curated by Steve McQueen and Clarrie Wallis, with Emma Lewis. Political research is by Sarah Harrison. The exhibition is produced by Tessa Pierce, with assistance from Brittany Crombie.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a major publication, compiled by Steve McQueen and edited by Clarrie Wallis with Sarah Harrison. Released by Monument, a new imprint from 4th Estate, the book includes contributions from Gary Younge, Steve McQueen, Paul Gilroy, and Baroness Chakrabarti.

Resistance
How protest shaped Britain and photography shaped protest
Curated by Steve McQueen

22 February–1 June 2025

Opening preview: Saturday 22 February, 10am–5pm

Turner Contemporary
Rendezvous
Margate
Kent
CT9 1HG