UPTOWN TOP RANKIN

Tuesday night saw a joint Frank / Pilot outing to the vast Rankin Live show now in its last few days at the Truman Brewery. Apart from a slightly leaky roof, it was a truly impressive display, beginning with Rankin's college output, then through the iconic years at Dazed & Confused, and then ending right up to date with his recent work for Oxfam in the Congo, and of course the Rankin Live shoot itself. This is where he has committed to photographing 1000 'normal' punters - each of whom have paid £50 for the privilege (some of the money goes to Oxfam, after expenses of course!). While we were there, a few of his assistants were busy reviewing a recent shoot, and we stood and watched as giant projections of the very smiley subjects were evaluated by Rankin's minions next door.