UID:
almafu_9959245752402883
Format:
1 online resource (426 p.)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
0-7556-0334-6
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0-85772-409-6
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0-85773-608-6
Series Statement:
International library of visual culture ; 10
Content:
Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the middle of the twentieth century. Sometimes, these artists - with backgrounds in the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and South Asia - were regarded and embraced as British pratictioners of note and merit. At other times, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s, they were not. In response, on occasion, Britain's black artists came together and made their own exhibitions or created their own gallery spaces. In this book, Eddie Chambers tells the story of Britain's black artists, from the 1950s onwards, including the contemporary art of Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili and Yinka Shonibare.--Publisher.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction: some problems with history and its treatment of black-British artists -- The pioneering generation of Caribbean artists -- Early contributions by South Asian artists -- The significance of the 1970s -- Uzo Egonu and contemporary African art in Britain -- The earliest black-British practitioners -- South Asian stories -- The 'black art' generation and the 1980s -- The rise and fall of the Black-Art Gallery -- The emergence of black women artists: arguments and opinions -- Sonia Boyce and other black women artists -- Substantial sculpture: the work of Sokari Douglas Camp, Veronica Ryan, and Permindar Kaur -- Black artists of the 1990s generation -- The triumphant triumvirate: Yinka Shonibare, Chris Ofili, and Steve McQueen -- The new generation.
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Also available in print.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78076-271-2
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9780755603343
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