Jason Evans (photographer)

Jason Evans (born 1968) is a Welsh photographer and lecturer on photography. His best known work is Strictly, a series of portraits of young black men dressed as "country gents" made in collaboration with stylist , and which were acquired for the permanent collection of the Tate Gallery, in 2004.^[1]

Life and work[]

Jason Evans was born in Holyhead, Wales, in 1968. He was a senior lecturer on the Photography for Fashion and Advertising degree course at Newport School of Art, Media and Design, South Wales^[2] and currently lectures in photography at University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, England.^[3] Evans is based in Thanet, England.^[4]

Characterizing his photo-series Strictly, Evans said: "Strictly was a weird mixture of macho clothes and quite effeminate clothes. Sportswear-based but classical English things, turned around. The syntax of clothes was completely upside down, and then, worn by black people, it was a new vision of Britain. We were trying to break down stereotypes."^[5] The series first appeared in the British fashion monthly i-D in 1991.^[6]

In 2013, he was artist-in-residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario.^[7]

Publications[]

Publications by Evans[]

• Reconciliation. Self-published, 2008. For Permanent Gallery.
• London, Colney. Self-published, 2011. Arsenal AH+.
• Sunday Supplement. Self-published, 2011. For Caribou ATP.
• NYLPT. London: Mack, 2012. ISBN 9781907946295.

Publications with contributions by Evans[]

• Look at Me. London: British Council, 1998. Edited by Val Williams and Brett Rogers.
• W'Happen. London: Shoreditch Biennale, 1998. ISBN 0-9533199-1-1. Edited by Evans and with work by Elaine Constantine, Corinne Day, Nick Knight, , Craig McDean, Nigel Shafran, David Sims and Wolfgang Tillmans.
• Design Noir. August/Birkhauser, 2001. Dunne & Raby.
• Smile i-D. Taschen, 2001. Edited by Terry Jones.
• The Fashion Book. London: Phaidon, 2001. Colin McDowell.
• Art Crazy Nation. London: 21 Publishing, 2001. .
• Century City. London: Tate, 2001. Edited by Iwona Blazwick.
• English Style Photography. Oxford: Berg, 2002. Penny Martin.
• Porn?. London: Vision On, 2002. Edited by , design by Tom Hingston. ISBN 978-0953747979.
• Where is Silas?. London: Laurence King, 2003. Andy Holmes, , and . ISBN 978-1856693707.
• Fashion. Oxford: Oxford University, 2003. .
• Art and Photography. London: Phaidon, 2003. Edited by David Campany.
• The London Look. London: Museum of London, 2004. Edited by Christopher Breward, and .
• The Photograph as Contemporary Art. London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Charlotte Cotton. The work of nearly 250 photographers is reproduced, including that by Evans.
• Beyond Desire. Antwerp: ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen, 2005. .
• The New English Dandy. London: Thames & Hudson, 2005. .
• Safe, design takes on new risks. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2005. .
• How We Are. London: Tate, 2007. Edited by Val Williams and Susan Bright.
• Distance. Tokyo: Infas, 2007. Edited by .
• Modern Menswear. London: Laurence King, 2008. Edited by Hywel Davies. ISBN 978 1 85669 540 4.
• Anna Fox. Brighton: Photoworks, 2008. Edited by Val Williams. Evans contributes an essay.

Mobile app[]

• NYLPT. London: Mapp, 2012. Photographs and soundtrack. Mobile app for iPad and iPhone.

Exhibitions[]

• Nothing is in the Place, Kraków Photomonth Festival, Kraków, 4 – 31 May 2010.^[8]

Collection[]

Evans' work is held in the following public collection:

• Tate, London.^[1]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website