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Capturing change: artist Dave Lewis on photography, memory, and why licensing matters

As part of our Image in Focus series, Dave Lewis reflects on how photography can capture overlooked histories and the importance of licensing to artists.

• 5 March 2025

Pogus Caesar on his creative process and photographic portraits

Artist Pogus Caesar shares his insights about making his work Woman, 1985, from the series Into the Light, currently on show as part of the exhibition The 80s: Photographing Britain.

• 24 January 2025

Mitra Tabrizian on creative process and the politics of representation in work from the 80s

Mitra Tabrizian shares insights about her work 'The Blues' featured in the exhibition '80s Photographing Britain'. Created in the late 1980s, 'The Blues' explores themes of race, identity, and representation, drawing on postcolonial theory and the aesthetics of American crime movie posters.

• 21 November 2024

Richard Long describes 'A Line Made by Walking'

DACS spoke to pioneering land artist Richard Long, who describes the conception and legacy of his seminal 1967 work, A Line Made by Walking.

• 1 November 2024