Whoever Heard of a Black Artist? Britain's Hidden Art History
Brenda Emmanus follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce in the lead up to a new exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery, highlighting groundbreaking artists of African and Asian descent.
Brenda Emmanus follows acclaimed artist Sonia Boyce as she leads a team preparing a new exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery highlighting artists of African and Asian descent who have helped to shape the history of British art.
Sonia and her team have spent the past three years scouring our public art archives to find out just how many works of art by artists of African and Asian descent the nation really owns. They have found nearly 2,000, but many of these pieces have rarely, if ever, been displayed before. We go into the stores to rediscover these works and, more importantly, meet the groundbreaking artists from the Windrush generation, the 60s counterculture revolution and the Black Art movement of the 80s.
Contributors include Rasheed Araeen, Lubaina Himid, Yinka Shonibare, the BLK Art Group and Althea McNish.
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Music Played
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Laura Mvula
Can't Live With The World
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Laura Mvula
Can't Live With The World
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Lord Kitchener
Dr Kitch
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Lord Kitchener
The Road
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London Jazz Quartet
Sadie's Song
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Agnes Obel
Stone
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Agnes Obel
Citizen Of Glass
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Osibisa
Sunshine Day
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Osibisa
Fire
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Cymande
Dove
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
Bass Culture
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Linton Kwesi Johnson
Brain Smashing
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Agnes Obel
Under Giant Trees
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Soul II Soul
Game Dunn
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Sade
Never As Good As The First Time
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Five Star
Hide and Seek
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Five Star
All Fall Down
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Agnes Obel
September Song
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Soul II Soul
How Long
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Laura Mvula
Diamonds
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Brenda Emmanus |
Participant | Sonia Boyce |
Participant | Rasheed Araeen |
Participant | Lubaina Himid |
Participant | Yinka Shonibare |
Participant | BLK Art Group |
Participant | Althea McNish |
Director | Alex Harding |
Producer | Alex Harding |
Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
Broadcasts
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