Brian David Stevens
Brian David Stevens (born 1970) is a British photographer, based in London. He has made work on
National Galleries of Scotland
.
Life and work
Stevens is based in London, where he has made a number of photography projects. In 2004 and 2016 he photographed sound systems of Notting Hill Carnival.[1][2][3] Each year between 2002 and 2012[4] he made portraits of war veterans following a ceremony at The Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday—just their faces photographed close-up, without cap badges, medals and insignia, against a black cloth to obscure the background, and without identifying names in the captions.[5] He photographed the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire every day for a month in 2017.[6][7][8]
Stevens has also made work elsewhere. He created
suicide spot.[12]
Publications
Books by Stevens
- Brighter Later. Tartaruga, 2015. With an essay by Melissa Harrison. Edition of 500 copies.
- Beachy Head. Another Place, 2017. ISBN 978-1-9997424-2-3. Edition of 200 copies.
- Doggerland. Another Place, 2018. ISBN 978-1-9996077-3-9. Edition of 200 copies.
Books with others
- There's Always Death To Fall Back On. Silverhill Press Photography Number 8. Silver Hill, 2019. With John Moore.
Zines by Stevens
- It Is Alright To Adore Yourself And Everyone. Hamburger Eyes, 2010.
- Wouldn't You Be Rather Be Watching This On Television. Hamburger Eyes, 2011. Edition of 100 copies.
- Tyburn Hemp. Southport: Café Royal, 2013. Edition of 150 copies.
- Mayday. Southport: Café Royal, 2014. Edition of 150 copies.
- Notting Hill Sound Systems. Southport: Café Royal, 2014. Edition of 150 copies.[13]
- Billy Childish. Southport: Café Royal, 2014. Edition of 200 copies.
- Haslingfield Scarecrows. Southport: Café Royal, 2015. Edition of 200 copies.
- Notting Hill Soundsystems 2. Southport: Café Royal, 2017. Edition of 350 copies.
Screenprint boxsets by Stevens
- Notting Hill Sound Systems. Tartaruga, 2014.
- Notting Hill Sound Systems II. Tartaruga.
Publications with contributions by Stevens
- Inside Burgerworld. Brooklyn: ISBN 978-1-57687-407-3.
- Assignments 3. Press Photographer's Year, 2008.
- Stop The War A Graphic History. Francis Boutle, 2011. ISBN 978-1903427590. With a foreword by Tony Benn.
- Mankind Issue 1. Hamburger Eyes, 2012.
- The Colony Room Club 1948–2008: A History of Bohemian Soho. Palmtree, 2012. By ISBN 978-0-9574354-1-4.
Collections
Stevens' work is held in the following permanent collections:
- National Galleries of Scotland: 3 prints (as of April 2020)[14]
- National Portrait Gallery, London: 1 print (as of April 2020)[15]
References
- ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via www.wired.com.
- ^ "Brian David Stevens captures the sound systems at the Notting Hill Carnival". Financial Times. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "This photo project immortalises soundsystems as works of art". Mixmag. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Brian David Stevens - They That Are Left". 20 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Coomes, Phil (13 November 2011). "They that are left". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Powell, David (14 October 2017). "Unseen Grenfell Tower photographs on show in Colwyn Bay". Daily Post (North Wales). Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Brian David Stevens's Grenfell Tower". Dazed. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Town turned into outdoor photo gallery". BBC News. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Coomes, Phil (6 January 2016). "Brighter later". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Coomes, Phil (14 March 2014). "A Fine Beginning: Made in Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Coomes, Phil (28 February 2017). "The beauty of Beachy Head". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Notting Hill sound systems documented in photo fanzine - The Wire". The Wire Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Search". www.nationalgalleries.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Brian David Stevens - National Portrait Gallery". www.npg.org.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2020.