Top: Carolyn Lawrence, Black Children Keep Your Spirits Free, 1972, acrylic paint on canvas. Courtesy of Carolyn Mims Lawrence. Above: Img.1 "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power", exhibition view, Tate Modern, London, 2017
Img.2 "Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power", exhibition view, Tate Modern, London, 2017
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At a time when race and identity became major issues in music, sport and literature, brought to public attention by iconic figures like Aretha Franklin, Muhammad Ali and Toni Morrison, ‘Black Art’ was being defined and debated across the country in vibrant paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures. Featuring more than 150 works by over 60 artists, many on display in the UK for the first time, Soul of a Nation is a timely opportunity to see how American cultural identity was re-shaped at a time of social unrest and political struggle.
until 22 October 2017
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power
curated by Mark Godfrey and Zoe Whitley, with assistant curator Priyesh Mistry
Tate Modern
Bankside, Londra