F is for... The Face Magazine: Culture Shift @ National Portrait Gallery

"5 Stars: Rebellious fashion photography with a raucous sense of fun. The style monthly was loud, left-field and unabashedly British. The 200 images from 80 photographers on show reflect its furious energy and explosive creative couplings." The Guardian

Join us at the National Portrait Gallery for The Face Magazine: Culture Shift exhibition...
The Face Magazine: Culture Shift celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that has shaped the creative and cultural landscape in Britain and beyond.

From 1980 to 2004, The Face played a vital role in creating contemporary culture. Musicians featured on its covers achieved global success and the models it championed – including a young Kate Moss – became the most recognisable faces of their time. 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. Relaunched in 2019, the magazine continues to provide a disruptive and creative space for image-makers, championing fresh talent in photography, fashion, music and graphic design.

This exhibition brings together the work of over 80 photographers, including Sheila Rock, Stéphane Sednaoui, Corinne Day, David Sims, Elaine Constantine and Sølve Sundsbø, and features over 200 photographs – a unique opportunity to see many of these images away from the magazine page for the first time.

https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2025/face-magazine/

MEET DETAILS:
FROM 1.45pm: MEET IN NPG CAFE (optional)
Join us for a coffee in the ground floor cafe before we head into the exhibition.

2.30pm: ENTER THE EXHIBITION

4.00pm - Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)
We'll head to a nearby pub for a social chit chat over drinks. Location TBC.

TICKETS:
Book your ticket here and select the 2.30pm time slot (or around that time).
Adults: £23
Adults with Art Pass: £11.50
Disabled Admission: £20.70
Universal Credit: £11.50
NPG Members: Free - no need to book

GETTING THERE:
Address: National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, WC2H 0HE
Nearest train stations: Charing Cross
Nearest tube stations: Charing Cross, Leicester Square
https://www.npg.org.uk/visit/

EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:
If you are on the 'going' list only please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. Please let a host know if your Whatsapp name is different from your Meetup name, otherwise we'll assume you're a spammer!

If you are on the waitlist, please join the group only if/once space frees up and you are moved to the 'going' list.

Link TBC 48 hours before the event. Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.

GROUP RULES, PLEASE NOTE:
LoMAZ events are run by volunteers. We limit event numbers as we prefer a smaller, friendlier group.

• If you can no longer attend, please change your RSVP as soon as possible.
• Members on the 'going list' who do not change their RSVP to 'no' and do not show up 3 times in a row will be removed from the group.
• If you're on the waitlist, you will automatically be moved to the 'going' list if space becomes available. Please do not attend if you aren't on the 'going list'.

Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.

Image credit: Girls on Bikes (Sarf Coastin’), by Elaine Constantine, styled by Polly Banks, December 1997, © Elaine Constantine.