Picture This: A Public Image * Photography Exhibition By Spike 17 Oct 2025 (friday Acoustic) @ Gallery 40 Brighton

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Picture this: a public image

A collection of previously unseen photographs taken in L.A. venues from 1978-1980

Event information:

The exhibition will run for five days - 14th-18th of October consisting of previously

unseen images taken in L.A. by Spike from ‘78-’80 featuring:

Blondie, John Lydon & PiL, The Clash, Madness, The Specials, The Selector, Sham 69

The Undertones, The Go-Go's, John Cale, The Cramps, X and many more.

It will also cover the extraordinary life of the photographer Spike who also briefly

worked as a paparazzo in Hollywood and has dedicated his time to activism and

Promotion of punk bands and punk ideology.

A selection of 40 previously unseen prints will be on show along with Spike’s personal

Archive of contact sheets, zines, magazine covers, record releases and images from his

life in LA and San Francisco’s anarchist, punk and queer scenes.

There will be a programme of acoustic performances from the best of Brighton’s emerging bands throughout the week and will culminate on the 18th with a free gig at Garageland at Daltons on Brighton seafront from 9pm.

Friday evening (2 short 15 minute sets per band)

The XLNTs 6:30pm

Chem Sex Party 7:30pm

The exhibition will tour other venues in the UK from January 2026 - details to follow.

Unframed & signed Affordable prints and original photographs will be available to

Purchase throughout the week.

Contact jasebick@gmail.com

Presented by Garageland Brighton.

This is an 18+ event