Women In Revolt mural of feminist activism in Camden

The new piece of work by six London artists features hands holding up slogans and placards from historic protests, and was commissioned to mark the forthcoming Tate Britain exhibition Women in Revolt!

Going beyond the gallery walls, Tate Britain worked with JACK ARTS who asked the artists to respond to the show's themes of protest, power, radical activism and women’s rights.The mural features historic placards and posters from feminist protests (Image: Tate/Madeleine Buddo)

Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990 is a landmark exhibition of feminist art which runs from November 2023 until April 2024 and explores how networks of women used radical ideas and rebellious methods to impact British culture.

It's the first major exhibition of its kind, and shows work by more than 100 UK artists and women's collectives.

Artist Hannah Dickins designed the Camden mural, working with five emerging creatives to develop a collection of protest placards painted under the arches. The six commissioned works by Anka Dabrowska, Alice Hartley, Esme Lower, Zhou Ning and Olivia Twist join protest slogans supporting women’s rights, taken from archival material used in the exhibition including “Sisters for Peace” and “Every Mother is a Working Mother”.A detail from the mural which will remain under the arches at Camden Lock for the duration of the Tate exhibition (Image: Tate/Madeleine Buddo)

Women in Revolt! exhibition posters, which feature a powerful still from the film 3 Minute Scream 1977 by artist and musician Gina Birch, also appear throughout the design and stand as a tribute to activism and the ongoing fight for women’s equality.

The mural will remain in situ for the duration of the exhibition, which features pieces by significant figures such as Chila Kumari Singh Burman (Solidarity with Sisters 1981) alongside images of the woman-led strikes at the Grunwick photo-lab in 1976 in Willesden by the all-women Format Photographers Agency.Six London artists created the mural celebrating the fight for women's equality (Image: Tate/Madeleine Buddo)

A major sculpture by Margaret Harrison, which references the fences of Greenham Common, will be installed at Tate Britain, together with rallying protest banners by Thalia Campbell, Lucy Campbell and Hannah Tyrrell.