Carnaby Street’s Rockarchive

This Friday Carnaby Street will be hosting a unique rock ‘n’ roll photographic exhibition celebrating a rich music heritage that extends from the ’60s to today. Rockarchive is the perfect setting for such iconic London imagery that extends from The Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, The Who, The Clash, U2, Led Zeppelin, Razorlight and Amy Winehouse to The Sex Pistols.

Founded by acclaimed photographer Jill Furmanovsky in 1998, Rockarchive has become the world’s finest print archive and will be exclusively showcasing previously unpublished and unseen images before touring the globe.

It is currently publishing the work of more than 50 photographers, including 500 images, with work from Mick Rock, Bob Gruen, Kate Simon, David Corio, Barrie Wentzell, Shelia Rock, Storm Thorgerson, Gered Mankowitz, Kevin Cummins, Ray Stevenson, Kevin Westenberg and of course Jill Furmanovsky.

After launching in Carnaby, London, the Rockarchive 10th anniversary exhibition will tour in 2009 through Brighton, Sydney, Tokyo, Geneva, Prague and culminates in Autumn ’09 in New York.

Open: 11am – 7pm, Monday – Sunday
65 – 67 Broadwick Street
Carnaby W1

Image: SexPistols © RayStevenson