Resistance at Leeds Art Gallery

20 Aug 2026

Henry Grant, Anti-nuclear protesters marching to Aldermaston, Berkshire, May 1958 © Henry Grant Collection London Museum Leeds Art Gallery will present Steve McQueen: Resistance – How Protest Shaped Britain and Photography Shaped Protest, an exhibition conceived by renowned artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen and curated in collaboration with Clarrie Wallis and Emma Lewis of Turner Contemporary. The exhibition will open later this year, it was announced today. The exhibition will explore how acts of resistance have shaped life in the UK and the powerful role photography has played in both documenting and driving change.

Resistance at Leeds Art Gallery: Henry Grant, Anti-nuclear protesters marching to Aldermaston, Berkshire, May 1958 © Henry Grant Collection London Museum
Leeds Art Gallery will present Steve McQueen: Resistance – How Protest Shaped Britain and Photography Shaped Protest, an exhibition conceived by renowned artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen and curated in collaboration with Clarrie Wallis and Emma Lewis of Turner Contemporary. The exhibition will open later this year, it was announced today.
The exhibition will explore how acts of resistance have shaped life in the UK and the powerful role photography has played in both documenting and driving change.

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