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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Farquharson, Alex (Author, Editor)
Bailey, David A. (Author, Editor)
Scott, David, 1958- (Author)
Smith, Giulia (Author)
Gilroy, Paul, 1956- (Author)
Bonner, Grace Wales, 1990- (Author)
Thompson, Allison (Author)
Tawadros, Gilane (Author)
King, Daniella Rose (Author)
Corporate Authors: Tate Britain (Gallery) (Host institution)
Tate Publishing (London, England) (Publisher)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Text in English.
Published: London, England : Tate Publishing, 2021.
Subjects:
Postcolonialism and the arts > Great Britain > Exhibitions.
Postcolonialism and the arts > Caribbean Area > Exhibitions.
Imperialism in art > Exhibitions.
Art, British > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art, British > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Art, Caribbean > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art, Caribbean > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Caribbean Area > Relations > Great Britain > Exhibitions.
Great Britain > Relations > Caribbean Area > Exhibitions.
Great Britain > In art.
Caribbean Area > In art.
Postcolonialisme et arts > Grande-Bretagne > Expositions.
Postcolonialisme et arts > Caraïbes (Région) > Expositions.
Impérialisme dans l'art > Expositions.
Caraïbes (Région) > Relations > Grande-Bretagne > Expositions.
Exhibitions.
Imperialism in art.
International relations.
Postcolonialism and the arts.
Caribbean Area.
Great Britain.
Exhibition catalogs.
Art.
Essays.
Illustrated works.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Expositions.
In art.
Exhibition catalogs.
Art.
Essays.
Illustrated works.
Physical Description:271 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (some color) ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Anew: To the Future, via the Past / Alex Farquharson
  • Caribbean Movements in Britain / David A. Bailey
  • Stuart Hall's Vernacular Modernism / David Scott
  • Nature Erupts into Orchestras of Nemesis: The Ecological Imaginary of the Caribbean / Giulia Smith
  • Colour Bars and Bass Cultures, Dub Aesthetics and Cockney Translations: Music in the Creole History of Black Life in Britain / Paul Gilroy
  • Movement of People / A rhythm sequence by Grace Wales Bonner
  • Comin Rite Thru: Masquerade and Marches, Resistance and Revolution / Allison Thompson
  • Home and Away: Odysseys, Entanglements and Acts of Resistance / Gilane Tawadros
  • Hostile Environments and Black Geographies / Daniella Rose King
  • Works
  • Timeline
  • Notes
  • Artist Biographies
  • Further Reading
  • Exhibited Works
  • Credits.