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The place is here : the work of black artists in 1980s Britain

Title

The place is here : the work of black artists in 1980s Britain / edited by Nick Aikens and Elizabeth Robles.

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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Use in library	NX164.B55 P53 2019	Off-site

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415 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, portraits; 25 cm

Alternative Title

Work of black artists in 1980s Britain

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.

Note

"The publication developed from the exhibition and research project The Place Is Here (2016-19), which traced the urgent and wide-ranging conversations taking place between black artists, writers, and thinkers in Britain during the 1980s. Within the context of Thatcherism and a racist art establishment, a new generation of black artists and intellectuals produced some of the most compelling ideas and images in recent British cultural history. Across four exhibitions, The Place Is Here brought together over one hundred works by forty artists and collectives, spanning painting, sculpture, installation, photography, video, and expanded archival displays. Richly illustrated, the book includes thematic essays, close readings of works, and a series of panel discussions bringing together key scholarly, critical, and artistic voices foundational to art in Britain in the 1980s. The result is an intergenerational dialogue around pressing intellectual, political, and aesthetic debates, highlighting the significance of the work of these artists for the present. "--Publisher's website (viewed on July 8, 2019)

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Princeton University Library