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. Print on demand edition. Includes bibliographical references (page 259) and index.
Contents:
Hostile Environments and Black Geographies / Anew: To the Future, via the Past / Daniella Rose King -- 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 -- Credits. Timeline -- Notes -- Artist Biographies -- Further Reading -- Exhibited Works -- Credits.
Summary:
"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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.