A hands-on touring reading room exhibition sharing a selection of the protest and resistance books, posters, zines and indie journals showcased in Flashpoint! Protest Photography in Print, 1950-Present publication will launch in May 2025 and travel through 2027.
Flashpoint! Reading Room Exhibition Schedule:
Contact Photography Festival
Contact Gallery
Toronto
1 May-21 June 2025
CPW
Kingston, New York
24 May-31 August 2025
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
Hirsch Library
Houston
September – December 2025
Flashpoint!, an exhibition focusing on protest photography in print, presents a global selection of photobooks, zines, posters, pamphlets, independent journals, and alternative newspapers addressing protest and resistance from the 1950s to the present. Since its inception, photography has captured defining historical moments, serving as either a tool or a document of protest—or both. In placing photobooks next to posters, DIY zines, and independent journals, Flashpoint! explores the diverse roles and varying aesthetics that photography in print undertakes in its support of protest and resistance. Based on an anthology of the same title published by 10×10 Photobooks in 2024, the Flashpoint! Reading Room shares diverse voices to encourage a constructive and respectful discourse.
Please check back for 2026 tour venues.