Presented with Rockarchive, Jill Furmanovsky’s ‘No Music No Life’ exhibition has now opened at Proud Galleries in Charing Cross.

Jill Furmanovsky is one of the legends of rock music photography. Her unparalleled 50-year career has seen her photograph many of the biggest names in music, direct music videos, publish books and exhibit her work internationally. Jill is the lady behind some of the most iconic images in the Abbey Road story, documenting Pink Floyd’s sessions in the 1970s and those of Oasis in the 1990s. Jill was also appointed as Abbey Road’s first-ever Photographer In Residence in 2017 as well as on the judging panel for the inaugural Music Photography Awards last year.

The exhibition showcases some of the most celebrated shots from Furmanovsky's archive, including images of Amy Winehouse, Pink Floyd, Chic, Joy Division, Miles Davis, and Leonard Cohen. The centrepiece is an award-winning portrait of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died in 2021.

A section of the exhibition is dedicated to Jill’s unique and intimate collection of Oasis images that reflect her close relationship with the band. A short film has been created especially for the exhibition by Yvonne Catterson showing Jill & Noel Gallagher discussing her work and unique relationship with the band over those unprecedented years.

Bringing the stories behind the imagery closer, an audio guide is available for visitors to access through their own headphones narrated by Jill, Noel Gallagher and Chrissie Hynde.

Prints from the exhibition will be available to buy, including new limited editions especially created for the show as well as a range of books and other merchandise. In addition to Jill’s prints a small selection of other work from Rockarchive will also be on show during weekends in the gallery basement.