What is Black Art?

A landmark anthology on British art history, "Black Art" brings together overlooked and marginalized perspectives from the 1980s, including Sonia Boyce, Lubaina Himid, Eddie Chambers, and Rasheed Araeen. It interrogates the term "Black art" and revives a forgotten dialogue from a time when marginalized individuals made themselves heard in the art world and beyond.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 29 September 2022
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

A groundbreaking compilation of British art history, this essential anthology uncovers and amplifies overlooked and marginalized perspectives from the pivotal decade of the 1980s. Through the voices of a generation of artists of African, Asian, and Caribbean heritage who navigated and challenged British art institutions, this anthology grants a platform for their artistic expressions. Spanning artists' statements, interviews, exhibition catalogue essays, and reviews, many of which have been long out of print and continue to resonate profoundly in the present day, this collection brings together a wealth of previously unseen material. Together, these diverse voices interrogate the very concept of "Black art" and resurrect a forgotten dialogue from a time when marginalized individuals sought to assert their presence within the art world and beyond. This anthology serves as a testament to the enduring power of art to challenge norms, challenge hierarchies, and forge new connections across cultures.

Weight: 239g
Dimension: 181 x 111 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780141998213