Instagram takeover: Ewen Spencer

During the opening weekend of Brighton Photo Biennial, Ewen Spencer takes over our Instagram account, going behind the scenes of his installation at Fabrica Gallery.

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Ewen Spencer (b 1971) began shooting for visually driven style magazines, such as Sleazenation and The Face, with an emphasis on youth culture. His project Teenagers was shortlisted for the 2014 Discovery Award at Rencontres D’Arles and his four-part documentary film series Street, Sound and Style written directed and narrated by Ewen, was broadcast on Channel4 in 2015, posing questions later explored in a 2016 series, Oh My Mosch, considering British menswear’s obsession with flamboyant Italian menswear designers. Cover artwork created by Ewen for bands such as The Streets and The White Stripes has led to significant advertising commissions and campaigns. Ewen’s new imprint, See W, created in partnership with Olivia Gideon Thomson, publishes photobooks, focusing on youth and subculture research, photography and writing.

Another from the archive..this is from the series UKG at Twice As Nice, London 1999. I'm @ewenspencer and I will be posting here all week in the run up to the launch of the Brighton Photo Biennale this weekend. #bpb16 #kickoverthestatues #ewenspencer #ukg #subculture #style

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Hello my name is @ewenspencer and I have taken over Photoworks Instagram page for the week in the run up to the brighton photo biennale…I will be posting images from my archive and elsewhere as we install my latest work, Kick Over the Statues @fabricagallery This picture is from the legendary Metalheadz at the Blue Note, Hoxton Square 1998. The first time I heard 'Gabrielle' by Roy Davis Jnr. Lovely moment. #bpb16 #kickoverthestatues #ewenspencer

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This is @ewenspencer on the insta take-over. Here is a picture from earlier this year incorporating my archive images. From a story called 'Oh My Mosch' looking at the re appropriation of 90s 'rude boy' style present in today's youth culture. The pictures were published as part of an extended editorial in @thehommeplusmag model @kuba_spencer. styling @tom_guinness @moschino lightning bolt 2 piece courtesy of @chaseandstatus Saul Milton's collection?? #bpb16 #kickoverthestatues #brightonphotobiennale16 #ewenspencer

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It's my page, for a whole week!!! …I'm @ewenspencer and here's another from my archive. Rock, Cornwall, 2000. A different kind of youth on display here. #bpb16 #kickoverthestatues #ewenspencer #youth

A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Sep 27, 2016 at 8:40am PDT

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