Buch, Englisch, Band 144, 299 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 689 g
Reihe: Cross/Cultures
The Cultural Politics of Recent Black Artists in Britain
Buch, Englisch, Band 144, 299 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 689 g
Reihe: Cross/Cultures
ISBN: 978-90-420-3443-3
Verlag: Brill | Rodopi
What happened to Black-British artists during the 1990s is the chronicle around which Things Done Change is built. The extraordinary changes that the profile of Black-British artists went through are dis¬cussed in a lively, authoritative, and detailed narrative. In the evolving history of Black-British artists, many factors have played their part. The art world’s turning away from work judged to be overly ‘political’ and ‘issue-based’; the ascendancy of Blair’s New Labour government, determined to locate a bright and friendly type of ‘diversity’ at the heart of its identity; the emergence of the precocious and hegemonic yBa grouping; governmental shenanigans; the tragic murder of Black Londoner Stephen Lawrence – all these factors and many others underpin the telling of this fascinating story.
Things Done Change represents a timely and important contribution to the building of more credible, inclusive, and nuanced art histories. The book avoids treating and discussing Black artists as practitioners wholly separate and distinct from their counterparts. Nor does the book seek to present a rosy and varnished account of Black-British artists. With its multiple references to Black music, in its title, several of its chapter headings, and citations evoked by artists themselves, Things Done Change makes a singular and compelling narrative that reflects, as well as draws on, wider cultural mani¬festations and events in the socio-political arena.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte Kunstgeschichte: 20./21. Jahrhundert
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturpolitik, Kulturmanagement
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Preliminary Note
Introduction: You were the future once
The only thing to look forward to… is the past
Service to Empire
Chris, Steve, and Yinka: We Run Tings
Coming in From the Cold: Some Black Artists Are Embraced
Everything Crash
Works Cited
Index