{"id":36632,"date":"2025-03-04T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T12:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=36632"},"modified":"2025-03-04T12:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T12:50:30","slug":"the-face-magazine-culture-shift-london-exhibition-charts-the-work-of-the-iconic-style-publication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-face-magazine-culture-shift-london-exhibition-charts-the-work-of-the-iconic-style-publication\/","title":{"rendered":"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift &#8211; London exhibition charts the work of the iconic style publication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>The Face Magazine: Culture Shift<\/em> at the National Portrait Gallery celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that helped shape the UKs\u00a0 creative and cultural landscape.<\/p>\n<p>With over 200 photographs on display, it provides a fascinating glimpse into the exciting lost fashion world of the 80s and 90s.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-02.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Gallery&#8217;s website tells the story of The Face, which was in print from 1980 to 2004.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Musicians featured on its covers achieved global success and the models it championed \u2013 including a young Kate Moss \u2013 became the most recognisable faces of their time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The magazine also launched the careers of many leading photographers and fashion stylists, who were given the creative freedom to radically reimagine the visual language of fashion photography and define the spirit of their times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;m proud to say that my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/bluebird-jones-football-comic-exhibition-opens-in-cardiff-17th-oct-1st-feb-2016\/\">anti-racist football comic<\/a> featured in The Face in 1994, although the mag foolishly declined my offer of a revealing photoshoot.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-03.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The mag relaunched in 2019, although now it&#8217;s all about dreary high fashion and glossy brands for the terminally rich and can be safely ignored.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-04.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People of a certain age can immerse themselves in nostalgia through some stunning photographs.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re quick (it closes this week), we really recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brixtonbuzz.com\/2025\/01\/check-out-the-incredible-fashions-from-londons-club-scene-in-the-1980s\/\">Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London at the Fashion and Textile Museum<\/a> as the costumes will bring to life many of the images.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-10.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I found myself ticking off a heap of these venues.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-05.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-06.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-07.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-08.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-09.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-11.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-12.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-13.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-14.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-15.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-16.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-17.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/culture-shift-the-face-18.jpg\" alt=\"The Face Magazine: Culture Shift - exhibition charts the work of the iconic style magazine\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Visit the exhibition<\/h4>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"735\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S9c2XxCGKOk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/whatson\/exhibitions\/2025\/face-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Face Magazine: Culture Shift at the National Portrait Gallery<\/a><br \/>\n20 February &#8211; 18 May 2025, tickets \u00a323 with concessions available<\/p>\n<p>St Martin&#8217;s Place<br \/>\nLondon, WC2H 0HE<br \/>\n+44(0)20 7306 0055<\/p>\n<p>Open daily: 10.30 &#8211; 18.00<\/p>\n<h4>Join the discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/london-art-exhibitions-installations-and-events-photos-and-chat.374789\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London art exhibitions, installations and events \u2013 photos and chat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Related articles<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brixtonbuzz.com\/2025\/01\/check-out-the-incredible-fashions-from-londons-club-scene-in-the-1980s\/\">Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London at the Fashion and Textile Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-batcave-40th-anniversary-exhibition-at-the-museum-of-youth-culture-soho-london\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Batcave \u2013 40th anniversary exhibition at the Museum of Youth Culture, Soho, London<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/what-soho-wore-black-dandyism-and-terence-donovan-at-the-photographers-gallery-london\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Soho Wore, Black Dandyism and Terence Donovan at the Photographers\u2019 Gallery, London<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Face Magazine: Culture Shift at the National Portrait Gallery celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that helped shape the &hellip; 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