Black artists in British art a history since the 1950s to the present

Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the mid-twentieth century. Sometimes these artists were regarded and embraced as practitioners of note. At other times they faced challenges of visibility - and in response they collaborated and made their own exhibitions and gallery spaces. In this book, Eddie Chambers tells the story of these artists from the 1950s onwards, including recent developments and successes. Black Artists in British Art makes a major contribution to British art history. Beginning with discussions of the pioneering generation of artists such as Ronald Moody, Aubrey Williams and Frank Bowling, Chambers candidly discusses the problems and progression of several generations, including contemporary artists such as Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili and Yinka Shonibare. Meticulously researched, this important book tells the fascinating story of practitioners who have frequently been overlooked in the dominant history of twentieth-century British art. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Note Acknowledgements Foreword: Celebrating Nelson’s Ships Introduction: Some Problems with History and its Treatment of Black-British Artists Chapter 1: The Pioneering Generation of Caribbean Artists Chapter 2: Early Contributions by South Asian Artists Chapter 3: The Significance of the 1970s Chapter 4: Uzo Egonu and Contemporary African Art in Britain Chapter 5: The Earliest Black-British Practitioners Chapter 6: South Asian Stories Chapter 7: The ‘Black Art’ Generation and the 1980s Chapter 8: The Rise and Fall of The Black-Art Gallery Chapter 9: The Emergence of Black Women Artists: Arguments and Opinions Chapter 10: Sonia Boyce and Other Black Women Artists Chapter 11: Substantial Sculpture: The work of Sokari Douglas Camp, Veronica Ryan, and Permindar Kaur. Chapter 12: Black Artists of the 1990s Generation Chapter 13: The Triumphant Triumvirate: Yinka Shonibare, Chris Ofili, and Steve McQueen. Epilogue: The New Generation Notes Bibliography Index *First history of Black artists & black art in Britain *Black british artists like Ofili & McQueen are very popular and highly respected. *Students on a variety of courses and general readers will want to read this. Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the middle of the 20th century. Sometimes, these artists - with backgrounds in the countries of Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia - were regarded and embraced as British practitioners of note and merit. At other times, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s, they were not. In response, on occasion, Britain's black artists came together and made their own exhibitions or created their own gallery spaces. In this book, Eddie Chambers tells the story of Britain's black artists, from the 1950s onwards Black artists have been making major contributions to the British art scene for decades, since at least the middle of the twentieth century. Sometimes, these artists - with backgrounds in the countries of Africa, the Caribbean and South Asia - were regarded and embraced as British pratictioners of note and merit. At other times, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s, they were not. In response, on occasion, Britain's black artists came together and made their own exhibitions or created their own gallery spaces. In this book, Eddie Chambers tells the story of Britain's black artists, from the 1950s onwards, including the contemporary art of Steve McQueen, Chris Ofili and Yinka Shonibare.--Publisher