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25 Nov 2022
So excited to announce our next public event! #BBAxVenice will feature Gilane Tawadros (@_TheWhitechapel), Dr Christine Eyene, Joy Gregory @stockwelljoy and Abbas Zahedi in discussion around the Venice Biennale. Tix and info here: shorturl.at/bewQS
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BlackBritishArtBANResearchGroup retweeted
7 Dec 2022
Made in 2018 to mark the centenary of WWI, 'Mimesis' by John Akomfrah tells the overlooked story of the African soldiers who fought in the 'Great' War. On at @bristolmuseum until January 8.
© Smoking Dogs Films; Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery
ALT An African soldier seen in three quarter profile from above, in khaki uniform and red fez; looking out to the sea from the deck of a ship.
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7 Dec 2022
VeronicaRyan 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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6 Dec 2022
Opportunity Bristol scholarships provide financial support to UK students from Black backgrounds to undertake a fully-funded research-related master’s degree.
Applications close 30th January. Online application workshops are available.
Find out more 👉 fal.cn/3ucCf
ALT Two scholarship students sat smiling. Text reads: Opportunity Bristol
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6 Dec 2022
‘Noguchi Subscapes’ at @NoguchiMuseum is a survey of #IsamuNoguchi’s particular interest in the unseen and hidden.
The exhibition represents different aspects of hidden connectedness, from caves, root systems and rock formations, to the creatures and forces that produce them.
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6 Dec 2022
*Tonight* 5:30 pm join me in Edinburgh for a screening of 🔥A Thousand Fires🔥 and my performance lecture Death Is Certain But Not Final. Get tickets here bit.ly/atfirese
"a cinematic masterpiece..."
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🎥 Explore the artwork of John Akomfrah, one of the UK’s most pioneering film-makers, in his three-screen video installation ‘The Unfinished Conversation’, currently on free display at Tate Britain ➡️ bit.ly/3VwQFAn
“When you're a kid, you're made by paintings because they teach you to be a human being. They didn't teach me to be a Black person, but they taught me to be a human being.”
John Akomfrah recounts his artistic beginnings on a visit to the @Tate Britain.
📺a21.tv/3iNxNJU
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6 Dec 2022
Disrupting Dominance in The Archive
Day 2: ONLINE
Tue 6 Dec 2022
10am - 5pm
RSVP:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/disruptin…
Panels:
Intersectionality and the Archive
Reframing the Archive
Material Interventions
Archival Silences
Discussion of Critical Themes
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28 Nov 2022
✨ There’s still time to book - Gilane Tawdros, Christine Eyene, Joy Gregory and Abbas Zahedi all in one (zoom) place!!! ✨
25 Nov 2022
So excited to announce our next public event! #BBAxVenice will feature Gilane Tawadros (@_TheWhitechapel), Dr Christine Eyene, Joy Gregory @stockwelljoy and Abbas Zahedi in discussion around the Venice Biennale. Tix and info here: shorturl.at/bewQS
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BlackBritishArtBANResearchGroup retweeted
28 Nov 2022
I'm really looking forward to this event discussing #BlackArt and the #VeniceBiennale. More info in the link:
25 Nov 2022
So excited to announce our next public event! #BBAxVenice will feature Gilane Tawadros (@_TheWhitechapel), Dr Christine Eyene, Joy Gregory @stockwelljoy and Abbas Zahedi in discussion around the Venice Biennale. Tix and info here: shorturl.at/bewQS
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25 Nov 2022
Join @BBAresearch for a panel talk around the history of British artists of African, Caribbean and Asian backgrounds at the Venice Biennale.
Wednesday 30 November, 2–4pm, free, online.
ow.ly/o2ZV50LNy1I
#MoreThanAMoment #TakeAMoment @MTAM_WM @CultureCentral
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28 Sep 2022
"What is Black Art? Writings on African, Asian and Caribbean Art in Britain, 1981-1989" is out! It has been an honour working on this anthology, and it was possible thanks to the artists & authors whose texts are included. I continue to be inspired by their words.
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30 Sep 2022
Our Decolonising Archives residency alumna, Transforming Collections research fellow, and art historian Dr Alice Correia was featured on @BBCFrontRow for the launch of her new book,' What is Black Art?'
Listen back on BBC Sounds ↓
bbc.in/3RmuXfw
ALT Book cover for "What is Black Art?" with the Penguin logo at the top right corner and an old art call-out as an image
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BlackBritishArtBANResearchGroup retweeted
5 Jul 2022
BREAKING: New bombshells revealed to be entering Casa Amor tonight
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*Wayfinder* showing at Watershed @wshed Fri 8 - Thu 14 July
"British-Ghanaian artist Larry Achiampong's most ambitious film to date."
wshd.to/p/19049
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BlackBritishArtBANResearchGroup retweeted
5 Jul 2022
News via @AutographABP - Applications are now open for 'PILOT - Rights, Care and Future' - an intergenerational and online learning space for collective exchange and individual mentoring.
Apply by Wed 14 Sep bit.ly/3OEIWws
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BlackBritishArtBANResearchGroup retweeted
1 Jul 2022
This is the moment Head Teacher, Sam, Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice @Debs_WB and Beryl Gilroy’s daughter, Darla unveiled the incredible new artwork– you can see it for free @WestHampsteadPS
voice-online.co.uk/lifestyle…
#LDNWMN #BehindEveryGreatCity
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4 Jul 2022
Event: Book Launch and In-Conversation with Tunji Adeniyi-Jones and Dr Jareh Das (Tue 19 Jul).
To mark the publication of ‘Tunji Adeniyi-Jones’, @_WhiteCube and @TheAfricaCentre are pleased to announce a book launch featuring the artist in conversation with #DrJarehDas.
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4 Jul 2022
I am talking in depth about my ideas and the development of the work 'The Sweetest Thing ' this Wednesday, 6th July 6.30pm.
I will be illustrating my initial ideas and research. To book:
rammuseum.org.uk/event/the-s…
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1 Jul 2022
CALL FOR REVIEWERS
'In the Black Fantastic' at Hayward Gallery London
Prospective reviewers should email editor Richard Dyer at rdyer@thirdtext.org. They should include a writing sample and a note about their critical stance vis-a-vis the exhibition's premise and sponsors.
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