Past, Present, Future : An ode to Black British Artistry

12-18 Hoxton Street, London
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12-18 Hoxton Street, London

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Hoxton 0.32 miles

Past, Present, Future: An ode to Black British artistry brings awareness to the work of young, emerging artists, living and practicing in Britain. The exhibition defines the part they play in the progression of British Contemporary Art.

The exhibition will delve into the creative minds of the new generation of Black British Artists. Past, Present, Future: An Ode to Black British Artistry will bring together a group of Black British Artists across varied mediums, looking at their inspirations and challenges over the past few years.

While the exhibition coincides with Black History month, it is not intended to highlight one specific medium or style of art, for example, what constitutes as 'Black Art'. Rather, the focus is on the Artists themselves, being Black British and their artistic innovation.

Past, Present, Future: An Ode to Black British Artistry will be held in a three part series. Part 1 will be exhibited 26th-29th October 2015 and part 2 and 3 will be exhibited in the following years.
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In the past decade, the likes of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Yinka Shonibare and Kimathi Donkor, to quite literally name a few, are paving the way for an emerging generation of Black British Artists who are not skeptical nor afraid about their place in contemporary art.

There have been a number of exhibitions that focus on the history of Black American art and more arising on the history of Black British art, we want to look at Black British Art, now.

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An excerpt taken from the book 'Black Artists in British Art: A History from 1950 to the Present; by Eddie Chambers:

"After [Frank Bowling's] exclusion from the important 'New Generation' exhibition at the Whitechapel in 1964, which featured all his friends (e.g. David Hockney, Derek Boshier) who were later to become famous, he was shocked. He was confused because he had received critical acclaim from almost every art critic of note and there was tremendous enthusiasm for his work. When he tried to find out why he was turned down he was told: 'England is not yet ready for a gifted artist of colour.'"- But we're more ready than ever!

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