The BLK Art Group: Art, Politics and the West Midlands
Young artists in the West Midlands helped change the possibilities of Black British art through exhibitions, argument and collective work. The BLK Art Group’s history brings…
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The Caribbean Artists Movement, 1966–1972: Building a Creative Community
Read the article: The Caribbean Artists Movement, 1966–1972: Building a Creative CommunityBeginning with conversations in London homes, the Caribbean Artists Movement brought writers, painters, sculptors and critics into a shared discussion about creativity, history and belonging. Its…
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Sonia Boyce: Art, Collaboration and the Right to Be Heard
Read the article: Sonia Boyce: Art, Collaboration and the Right to Be HeardFrom vivid drawings of Black British womanhood to a Venice installation filled with women’s voices, Sonia Boyce has continually changed how she makes art. Her work…
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Ingrid Pollard: Landscape, Belonging and the British Countryside
Read the article: Ingrid Pollard: Landscape, Belonging and the British CountrysideIngrid Pollard’s photographs ask who belongs in the British landscape and who has helped shape it. From hand-tinted portraits of Black walkers to altered colonial photographs…
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Ronald Moody: From Dentistry to Modern Sculpture
Read the article: Ronald Moody: From Dentistry to Modern SculptureRonald Moody arrived in London from Jamaica to study dentistry and became a sculptor whose work crossed continents, materials and generations. His carvings, portraits and symbolic…
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Lubaina Himid: Naming the People History Overlooked
Read the article: Lubaina Himid: Naming the People History OverlookedLubaina Himid has spent decades bringing Black lives into painting, exhibitions and public collections. Through satire, patterned surfaces and figures that share a room with their…
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Frank Bowling: Colour, Memory and the Freedom to Paint
Read the article: Frank Bowling: Colour, Memory and the Freedom to PaintFrom Guyana to London and New York, Frank Bowling made colour, memory and experimentation central to a painting practice that challenged the limits placed on Black…