- Venue
- Street Level Photoworks
- Starts
- Saturday, September 12, 2009
- Ends
- Saturday, November 7, 2009
- Address
- Trongate 103 Glasgow G1 5HD
- Location
- Scotland
‘Taking Liberties’ is a retrospective of the photographic work of John ‘Hoppy’ Hopkins from the period 1960 to 1966. The work captures the ethos and aspirations of the counterculture which were expressed through pop, protest and art. Included are iconic images of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithful, jazz greats Roland Kirk, Thelonius Monk and others. A unique series of images capture the historic poetry convention at the Albert Hall in 1965, another of CND marches and anti-racist demonstrations illustrating the power of popular protest. Alongside these are images of Bikers at the legendary Ace Cafe in London, and a glimpse of the seediness of everyday life in Notting Hill.The exhibition also includes some rare graphic and photographic memorabilia that relate to the times. Running alongside the exhibition in Street Level is an exhibition of covers of the International Times in the windows of Skratch design studio, at 53 King Street, by Trongate 103.
