Bringing African Faces to the Foreground
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Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 07 February 2020 > What's On
In an exhibition in Bordeaux, a British artist pulls African characters from the background of European paintings and puts them centre stage. Lubaina Himid was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania but brought up in England. She was a leading figure of the Black British Art Movement in the 1980s and won the prestigious Turner Prize in … Continue reading “Bringing African Faces to the Foreground”