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John Akomfrah wins Artes Mundi 7
British artist John Akomfrah has been chosen from a shortlist of 6 of the world’s most important artists to win the UK’s leading prize for international contemporary art, Artes Mundi 7. Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, announced John Akomfrah as the winner of the biennial award, with a prize sum of…
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Lubaina Himid: Invisible Strategies
Lubaina Himid: Invisible Strategies Lubaina Himid: Invisible Strategies Modern Art Oxford presents the first major survey exhibition by British artist Lubaina Himid. One of the pioneers of the British Black Arts Movement, Himid first came to prominence in the 1980s when she began organising exhibitions of work by her peers, whom she felt were under-represented…
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Maria Balshaw appointed Tate Director
MARIA BALSHAW APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF TATE Tate has announced that Maria Balshaw, currently Director of the Whitworth (University of Manchester) and Manchester City Galleries, and Director of Culture for Manchester City Council, has been appointed the new Director of Tate. The appointment by the gallery’s Board of Trustees has been approved by the Prime Minister,…
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