Shades of Black

David A. Bailey (Editor); Ian Baucom (Editor); Sonia Boyce (Editor)

Description

In the 1980s-at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities-the Black Arts Movement burst onto the British art scene with breathtaking intensity, changing the nature and perception of British culture irreversibly. This richly illustrated volume presents a history of that movement. It brings together in a lively dialogue leading artists, curators, art historians, and critics, many of whom were actively involved in the Black Arts Movement. Combining cultural theory with anecdote and experience, the contributors debate how the work of the black British artists of the 1980s should be viewed historically. They consider the political, cultural, and artistic developments that sparked the movement even as they explore the extent to which such a diverse body of work can be said to constitute a distinct artistic movement-particularly given that "black" in Britain in the 1980s encompassed those of South Asian, North and sub-Saharan African, and Caribbean descent, referring as much to shared experiences of disenfranchisement as to shades of skin.In thirteen original essays, the contributors examine the movement in relation to artistic practice, public funding, and the transnational art market and consider its legacy for today's artists and activists. The volume includes a unique catalog of images, an extensive list of suggested readings, and a descriptive timeline situating the movement vis-a-vis relevant artworks and films, exhibitions, cultural criticism, and political events from 1960 to 2000. A dynamic living archive of conversations, texts, and images, Shades of Black will be an essential resource.Contributors. Stanley Abe, Jawad Al-Nawab, Rasheed Araeen, David A. Bailey, Adelaide Bannerman, Ian Baucom, Dawoud Bey, Sonia Boyce, Allan deSouza, Jean Fisher, Stuart Hall, Lubaina Himid, Naseem Khan, susan pui san lok, Kobena Mercer, Yong Soon Min, Keith Piper, Zineb Sedira, Gilane Tawadros, Leon Wainwright, Judith Wilson

Sujets

• Reino Unido
• Popular culture
• History of art
• United Kingdom
• Great Britain
• Royaume-Uni

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 11 avril 2005
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822386445
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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Duke University Press

Durham and London 2005

in collaboration with

the Institute of International

Visual Arts (iniva) and

the African and Asian Visual

Artists’ Archive (Aavaa)

David A. Bailey, Ian Baucom & Sonia Boyce, editors

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© 2005 Duke University Press. All rights reserved.

Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper∞

Designed by Rebecca Giménez. Typeset in Meta.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data appear

on the last printed page of this book.

Aa vaa Published in collaboration with the Institute of International Visual Arts (iniva) and the African and Asian Visual Artists’ Archive (Aavaa).

Rasheed Araeen’s essay “The Success and Failure of the Black Arts Movement”

was originally published inThird Text18, no. 2 (March 2004): 135–52.

susan pui san lok’s essay “A to Y (Entries for an Inventionry of Dented ‘I’s)”

was originally published in Third Text 17, no. 1 (March 2003): 63–71. These essays

are reprinted courtesy of Taylor and Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals.

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Both authors retain the copyright to their essays.

Duke University Press gratefully acknowledges the support of the

Duke University Center for International Studies and the

John Hope Franklin Center for Interdisciplinary and International

Studies at Duke University, both of which provided funds

toward the production of this book.

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Stuart Hall Assembling the 1980s: The Deluge—and After

Rasheed Araeen

The Success and Failure of the Black Arts Movement

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Keith Piper Wait, Did I Miss Something? Some Personal Musings on the 1980s and Beyond

Lubaina Himid

Inside the Invisible: For/Getting Strategy

Kobena Mercer

Iconography after Identity

susan pui san lok

A to Y (Entries for an Inventionry of Dented “I”s)

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Zineb Sedira in collaboration with Jawad Al-Nawab On Becoming an Artist: Algerian, African, Arab, Muslim, French,and Black British? A Dialogue of Visibility

Yong Soon Min and Allan deSouza

CoRespondents

Judith Wilson Triangular Trades: Late-Twentieth-Century “Black” Art and Transatlantic Cultural Commerce

Dawoud Bey Collaborative Projects: Toward a More Inclusive Practice

Stan Abe Why Asia Now? Contemporary Asian Art and the Politics of Multiculturalism

Naseem Khan Choices for Black Arts in Britain over Thirty Years

Gilane Tawadros A Case of Mistaken Identity

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Conference Papers and Speakers

Jean FisherDialogues

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Adelaide BannermanIntroduction Time Lines

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Leon WainwrightIntroduction

Histories and Positions

Visual Practices

Exhibitions and Display

Institutions, Policies, and Reports

Contributors Acknowledgments Index

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