Hastings Art Forum hosted an excellent biker art show as part of the annual Hastings biker day on May bank holiday. Chris Watson provided a great mixture of biker illustrations (see right), some of which had been specially commissioned by biker groups. The opposite side of the gallery had a different side of the authentic as the imposing black and white photographs of Andrew Shaylor depicted the biker subculture in detail. Shaylor is the first photographer to be given access to the secret world of the Hells Angels. He spent four years travelling with the Angels to events that included a wedding, a funeral, world and national runs and numerous social gatherings. The four-foot portraits were spectacular, with gnarly, weather-beaten Angels staring out imposingly into the centre of the gallery, their faces etched with a lifetime on the road. All in all, an excellent and well-balanced exhibition.
