Judy Blame: Never Again

The first major solo exhibition by accessories designer, art director and fashion stylist Judy Blame.

In the early 1980s Blame's nonconformist attitude and desire to distinguish himself within the London club scene motivated him to produce jewellery. His modest resources shaped his DIY approach and led him to incorporate found objects; early creations questioned material hierarchies and were testimony to the harsh realities of industrial and economic decline. During this period he encountered a range of creative individuals including Derek Jarman, Anthony Price, John Maybury and Leigh Bowery who championed his inventive approach to making fashion accessories.

In 1985 Blame helped John Moore set up The House of Beauty and Culture in Dalston, London, a craft collective of like-minded artists. This collective experience proved to be the first of many collaborations as a consultant for various designers including John Galliano, Rifat Ozbek, Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons, Gareth Pugh, Marc Jacobs and Kim Jones at Louis Vuitton.

His work as a fashion stylist has produced iconic editorials with photographers including Mark Lebon, Mark Mattock, Jean Baptiste Mondino and Juergen Teller for publications such as i-D, BLITZ and The Face. His instinctive ability to create images that embodied radical elements of popular culture and fashion led to an extensive career in the music industry as an art director and image consultant for iconic figures such as Boy George, Neneh Cherry, Massive Attack and Bjork.

The exhibition is presented as a montage rather than a chronology that brings together an arrangement of artefacts, including clothing, collage, jewellery, fashion editorials and sketchbooks alongside unique commissions that bear witness to Blame's tactile, thought-provoking, approach to fashion and his propensity towards collaboration and experimentation.

The exhibition is accompanied by a limited edition zine compiled by Judy Blame.­