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Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience, 1950s – 1990s

Staying Power: Photographs of Black British Experience, 1950s – 1990s Staying Power is an exhibition featuring photographs drawn from the V&A’s collection documenting the experiences of Black people in Britain in the latter half of the 20th century. Inspired by Peter Fryer’s seminal book Staying Power, The History of Black People in Britain (1984), this…
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Helen Cammock, Black Audio Film Collective and Andrea Arnold

Tate Britain is announcing the screening of The Singing Will Never Be Done (2011) by British photographer and artist Helen Cammock. The film will be shown alongside two works by filmmakers she identifies as foundational predecessors – the legendary Handsworth Songs (1986) by Black Audio Film Collective, set during the 1985 Birmingham riots, and Andrea Arnold’s Oscar-winning social realist short Wasp (2003). Cammock will…
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Conflict and Collisions: New Contemporary Sculpture

Two more weeks to visit Conflict and Collisions: New Contemporary Sculpture, at The Hepworth Wakefield, featuring three new solo exhibitions and commissions by artists Alexandra Bircken, Folkert de Jong and Toby Ziegler. This programme of exhibitions is the first institutional UK solo show for each artist. Coinciding with WW1 commemorations, each exhibition considers themes of…