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Join Rankin and Scharpoord Cultural Centre, Knokke-Heist, Belgium, as they celebrate a brand new exhibition - Rankin: THE DAZED DECADES.
Open 25th March - 11th June 2023
1991 saw the publication of the first ever issue of iconic fashion and culture magazine DAZED & CONFUSED. A publication which has lead and defined tastes for over three decades, its visual iconography is known world over. Co-founder and DAZED’s first Photographic Editor, Rankin set the visual tone the magazine is now known for. Internationally recognised as one of the UK’s leading photographers, it was during THE DAZED DECADES where he honed his craft.
Rankin’s works from this period form a manifesto about how to view the world, a political statement communicated not with words but with a camera lens.
So here we explore five rules for viewing and acting. Across our chapters, FEEL IT, TV IS BORING, EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES, ACCEPT NO IMITATIONS, and MAKING IT UP AS WE GO AONG, we share with you Rankin’s way of being.
Part self-help, part provocation, THE DAZED DECADES are a map for existence expressed through popular culture.
Details
Open 25th March - 11th June 2023
Location:
Scharpoord Cultural Centre
Maxim Willemspad 1
8300 Knokke-Heist
Belgium
Showcasing over 200 images from Rankin's artchive during his time as Co-Founder and Photographic Editor for "Dazed & Confused" magazine.
Dazed & Confused
Dazed is published by Dazed Media, an independent media group known for producing stories across its print, digital and video brands.
The company's portfolio includes titles AnOther, Dazed Beauty and NOWNESS. The company's newest division, Dazed Studio, creates brand campaigns across the luxury and lifestyle sectors.
Based in London, its founding editors are Jefferson Hack and fashion photographer Rankin.
Rankin
As a photographer Rankin's portfolio ranges from portraiture to documentary. He has shot The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Kate Moss, Kendall Jenner and The Queen to name only a few.
He is best known for work that is on the cultural cusp and leading future trends: producing rule-breaking campaigns for brands such as Rolls Royce, Unilever, L’Oreal and Samsonite; creating wide reaching projects for charities including Women’s Aid and Macmillan; and shooting music videos for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Rita Ora and Kelis.
As a publisher, Rankin co-founded the seminal magazine Dazed & Confused with Jefferson Hack in 1991, and has since published the likes of AnOther and AnOther Man, alongside over 40 books and the biannual fashion and culture print and digital platform, Hunger.
His photography has been published everywhere from his own publications to Elle, Vogue, Esquire, GQ, Rolling Stone, and Wonderland, and exhibited in galleries globally, including MoMA, New York, and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
Rankin lives in London with his wife Tuuli and their dogs.