Wednesday’s opening of the Beat Hotel: photographs by Harold Chapman was just brilliant.  Harold was on outstanding form for this, the first major UK retrospective of his Beat years, and rose effortlessly to the challenge of being interviewed by John Wilson for Front Row (Radio 4 – see link, Harold is the final item), and Zinovy Zinik for the BBC World Service Moscow, and the Guardian (filmed and interviewed) – all in sequence in the hours before the 200-strong crowd arrived to congratulate him on the show.

Don’t miss Harold’s brilliant interview on Front Row www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t3tcv

The Beat Hotel, photographs by Harold Chapman is showing at the Proud Chelsea gallery, 161 Kings Road, London until 29 August 2010 and then comes to the home ground, the TopFoto Gallery, in the autumn. Limited edition prints, signed by Harold Chapman, are available from £350 ex VAT for the duration.

A mix of photos of the opening attached – all taken by Claire Parry and copyright Claire Parry/TopFoto.co.uk.

Huge thanks and congratulations to Harold, Claire, and the Proud team who worked so hard to make this important exhibition happen.

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