Resistance at Leeds Art Gallery

20 Aug 2026

Andrew Testa, Protesters against the construction of the Newbury bypass occupy trees to prevent their destruction, Berkshire, 1996 © Andrew Testa 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: Andrew Testa, Protesters against the construction of the Newbury bypass occupy trees to prevent their destruction, Berkshire, 1996 © Andrew Testa
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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