Life between islands : Caribbean-British art, 1950s - now / edited by Alex Farquharson and David A. Bailey.
"This fascinating exhibition book traces the connection between Britain and the Caribbean in the visual arts from the 1950s to today, a social and cultural history more often told through literature or popular music. It celebrates how people from the Caribbean have forged new communities and identit...
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Language: | English |
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Text in English. |
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London, England :
Tate Publishing,
2021.
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Physical Description: | 271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"This fascinating exhibition book traces the connection between Britain and the Caribbean in the visual arts from the 1950s to today, a social and cultural history more often told through literature or popular music. It celebrates how people from the Caribbean have forged new communities and identities in post-war Britain - and in doing so have transformed British culture and society. ... Arranged chronologically, it sheds light on a number of themes such as Caribbean modernism, social and political struggles, subculture and its policing, the front room as a private and public space, after-images of slavery and the Middle Passage, and syncretic and creolised metaphor and allegory (carnival, folklore, new world religions). Readers will find themselves charting a course between two worlds: London or other urban localities in the UK and images of formerly British Caribbean nations." --publisher website.
"Life Between Islands explores the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain in art from the 1950s to the present day. It is also a multi-generational story of a Caribbean community that settled in Britain and forged a new Black British identity and culture. Featuring a wide array of artworks, this book brings together artists hailing from or in dialogue with the Caribbean. Engaging with the complex cross-cultural narratives of the past, exploring the social, cultural and political issues of the time, and pointing to the future, it offers a multi-layered and vital account of postwar and contemporary Caribbean-British art history and is a celebration of the communities that have helped shape modern Britain."-- Publisher's description, lower cover. |
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Note: | Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Life between islands : Caribbean-British art 1950s - now", held at the Tate Britain, London, 1 December 2021-3 April 2022--Colophon. |
Call Number: | NX180.P67 L54 2021 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 259) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781849767651 1849767653 |
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"Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s-Now" : December 1, 2021-April 3, 2022, Tate Britain, London, England, United Kingdom. |
Place of Publication: | United Kingdom -- England -- London. |