1966 was the year that saw the launch of International Times, curated by Barry Miles and John Hopkins. Together with Oz Times which was released just one year later, these underground newspapers became central in the British counterculture movement of the ’60s.
With both International Times and Oz Times serving as opposing newspapers to one another 50 years ago, their sole purpose was to rebel against the conservative mainstream media of the decade which was ruled by strict obscenity laws.
Every cover of every magazine central to British counterculture and the birth of psychedelia are ready to be catalogued, exhibited in London for the first time.
50 years after the release, these curators have planned to release a catalogue of every cover of every British underground paper from the period, inclusive of comics, graphics, ads, posters and flyers featured by both publications. Titled The British Underground Press of the Sixties, the release is due out October 5th and will be followed by an exhibition at A22 Gallery. It features work published in International Times, Oz, Friends/Frendz, Gandalf’s Garden, Black Dwarf and Ink
International Times was known for it’s creative, revolutionary editorial content while Oz Magazine brought psychedelic art to the surface, featuring famous artists covered in vibrant, fluorescent colours. These papers could be found at music festivals and street corners and were the paper lovechild of the hippie era.
The British underground press structured the British counterculture, with the British Underground Press of the Sixties exhibition opening at A22 Gallery on September 28, running through to November 4.
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