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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Exhibition launch: Alan Lodge – Common Grounds / The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest

Naeem Mohaiemen & John Dean exhibition launch

Exhibition launch: Alan Lodge – Common Grounds / The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest

September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for the launch of the first exhibition in our 2026-27 season, a major survey of photographer Alan Lodge (b. 1953), whose work has documented British counterculture, protest movements and grassroots activism for more than five decades. Featuring more than 100 photographs alongside 35mm slide projections, moving-image works, personal archives, and previously unseen material, […]

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2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Gallery is delighted to present Common Grounds: Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976, the first major survey exhibition of photographer Alan Lodge (b.1953), one of the most significant chroniclers of British counterculture, protest movements, and grassroots activism over the past 50 years. Common Grounds brings together a wealth of material documenting travelling communities, free festivals, […]

2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

A Wonderful Protest at The King's Cross station, London, UK. Anna Li, Simon Raven, Aaron Williamson, and Alana Young. Photo by Olena Litvinova. 02 June, 2026

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm

Bonington Gallery is pleased to present It’s a Wonderful Protest, a new exhibition by The Velvet Acronyms, a collaboration between artists Anna Li and Simon Raven. Anna & Simon’s work uses satirical ‘crip humour’ to challenge ableism in the arts, from the ghettoisation of disability art to condescendingly ‘celebratory’ forms of inclusion. The area where the Bonington Vitrines […]

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2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

2 events, 27

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

2 events, 28

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

2 events, 29

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

3 events, 30

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Free Lunchtime Walkthrough: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976 (BSL Interpreted)

Visitors in an art gallery viewing and discussing various artworks displayed on the walls, with some holding exhibition guides or catalogues.

Free Lunchtime Walkthrough: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976 (BSL Interpreted)

September 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join us for a free guided tour of Bonington Gallery's latest exhibitions with BSL interpretation. Book your free ticket and enjoy a guided tour of Common Grounds - Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976 , an exhibition by Alan Lodge, led by the Gallery's Director, Tom Godfrey. Along with an introduction to the exhibition, Tom will […]

2 events, 1

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

2 events, 2

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

2 events, 3

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

2 events, 4

2026-09-25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976
2026-09-25

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 
September 24

Exhibition launch: Alan Lodge – Common Grounds / The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest

September 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
September 25

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
September 26

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
September 27

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
September 28

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
September 29

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
September 30

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm

Free Lunchtime Walkthrough: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976 (BSL Interpreted)

September 30 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
October 1

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
October 2

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
October 3

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
October 4

Alan Lodge: Common Grounds – Counterculture & Confrontation since 1976

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 3:00 pm

Bonington Vitrines #31: The Velvet Acronyms – It’s a Wonderful Protest 

September 25 @ 10:00 am - December 12 @ 5:00 pm
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