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Onojeruo is shaping future of UK art on a global stage
2+ day, 16+ min ago (1496+ words) A landmark curatorial voice at the British Pavilion, Venice Biennale. IN A year where questions of belonging, visibility, and cultural memory sit at the centre of global conversation, Ese Onojeruo steps into one of contemporary art's most visible roles with…...
Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica opens at the Barbican - Voice Online
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (419+ words) OPENING TODAY, the Barbican presents Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, a major international exhibition examining the influence of Pan-Africanism on artistic and cultural production." Spanning over a century to the present day, the exhibition brings…...
Kay Rufai premiers 'S. M. I. L. E-ing Boys"
3+ week, 5+ day ago (293+ words) Exhibit will be on display in Rio's Pra'a Mau" as part of Boys and Men Festival in Rio de Janeiro In collaboration with Brazilian artists Math de Ara'jo and Diego Reis, Rufai placed the camera into the hands of young…...
Hurvin Anderson goes solo at Tate Britain
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1001+ words) SITTING WITH British artist Hurvin Anderson ahead of his first major survey exhibition at Tate Britain, the internal conflict that comes with accepting these opportunities is obvious." While many artists harbour the ambition of one day showcasing their works alongside…...
Lubaina Himid has been busy "Predicting History: Testing Translation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (614+ words) THE LUBAINA HIMID British Council Commission, "Predicting History: Testing Translation, for the British Pavilion at the International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, will run from May 9 until November, 2026. Himid, a pioneer of the Black British Art Movement, who…...
Thomas J Price unveils 18ft sculpture at V&A East Museum
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (474+ words) 'A Place Beyond' is the artist's tallest work to date THIS WEEK The V&A unveiled London-based artist Thomas J Price's monumental new sculpture, "A Place Beyond', outside V&A East Museum, on East Bank in Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic…...
Winner of International Slavery Museum's major artist commission
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (765+ words) Rayvenn Shaleigha D'Clark will lead on co-production and design of the symbolic iron work featured in museum's new entrance NATIONAL MUSEUMS Liverpool has announced digital sculptor, Rayvenn Shaleigha D'Clark, has been awarded the "30, 000 contract to lead the artistic direction and…...
Event brings centuries old African objects to life
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (807+ words) Written by: Joel Campbell For over 100 years, scores of unidentified African objects lay hidden in Manchester Museum's archives. Now they've been brought out into the light for an art event, called African Objects: Psychoactives, Spirituality & Mental Health, led by Togolese…...
Check out Emma Amos at Alison Jacques
1+ year, 1+ week ago (334+ words) Written by: Joel Campbell ALISON JACQUES presents the first solo exhibition of work by American artist Emma Amos in the UK and Europe." This exhibition showcases paintings and works on paper produced in New York, from the 1960s to 1990s. Amos studied…...
Serendipity secure funding to renovate 8 Bowling Green Street
11+ mon, 23+ hour ago (195+ words) Written by: Joel Campbell SERENDIPITY INSTITUTE for Black Arts and Heritage has announced that it has been awarded a grant of "249, 762 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to carry out essential restoration and access improvements at their home in Leicester....