Magdalena Abakanowicz's sculptures defied categorization, seeming like coats or cocoons that tempted you to crawl inside, or hairy living creatures suspended from the gallery ceiling.
Tate
Culture writer and curator Ekow Eshun explores monuments and hidden histories through the work of Donald Locke and Hew Locke.
The Black Atlantic: Toppled Monuments and Hidden ...
Culture writer and curator Ekow Eshun looks at the afterlives of slavery in contemporary artistic practice through the work of Kara Walker, Alberta Whittle, and Hew Locke.
The Black Atlantic: Afterlives of Slavery in ...
Culture writer and curator Ekow Eshun searches for a definition of the Black Atlantic, drawing on the works of JMW Turner, Ingrid Pollard, Isaac Julien and Yinka Shonibare.
The Black Atlantic: What is the Black ...
Based on magazines dating from the 1930s to the 1970s aimed at African-American audiences, Gallagher's witty and sophisticated interventions emphasize the complex construction of identity.
Ellen Galagher, DeLuxe
Inspired by the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, Walker’s fountain explores the interconnected histories of Africa, America and Europe, referring to the transatlantic slave trade and the ambitions, fates, and tragedies of people from these three continents.
Kara Walker, Fons Americanus
In 1938, a group of 37 artists, writers and thinkers in Cairo signed a manifesto titled ‘Long Live Degenerate Art’. This marked the start of the group known as ‘Art and Liberty’, and the birth of a distinctly Egyptian style of Surrealism.
A brief guide to Egyptian Surrealism
Just Above Midtown Gallery, founded by Linda Goode Bryant, was a space of artistic experimentation and innovation for Black artists and artists of color in New York City.
Senga Nengudi, Linda Goode Bryant and the ...
The sculptures of Lynda Benglis express nature and feeling through their organic forms and textures.
Lynda Benglis – ‘Form and Texture Create ...
Black Mountain College was a highly influential school founded in North Carolina, USA, in 1933 where teaching was experimental and committed to an interdisciplinary approach
Black Mountain College
Conceptual artist, curator and entrepreneur Xu Zhen is a leading figure among the younger generation of Chinese contemporary artists.
Xu Zhen – ‘Artists Change the Way ...
A key artist of the arte povera movement, Michelangelo Pistoletto came to London in May to recreate a seminal 1966 performance in which he rolled a ball of newspapers through the streets of Turin
Michelangelo Pistoletto, Newspaper Sphere
Old sports photographs and hair commercials provide inspiration for American artist Lorna Simpson.
Lorna Simpson – ‘Everything I Do Comes ...
Using industrial materials such as plaster, concrete, resin, rubber and metal to cast everyday objects and architectural space, Rachel Whiteread evocative sculptures range from the intimate to the monumental.
Who is Rachel Whiteread?
Zineb Sedira was born in Paris to Algerian parents, and her works are often autobiographical, addressing issues of cultural identity and the personal consequences of migration.
Zineb Sedira – ‘The Personal is Political’
Turkish Princess and artist Fahrelnissa Zeid is best known for her large-scale abstract compositions blending Byzantine, Islamic and Western influences.
Fahrelnissa Zeid – ‘She Was the East ...
Mona Hatoum creates a challenging vision of our world, exposing its contradictions and complexities.
Mona Hatoum – ‘Nothing Is a Finished ...
Afghan artist Lida Abdul describes the chance encounter that became the basis for her elegiac film Dome.
Lida Abdul – ‘A Beautiful Encounter With ...
Often considered El-Salahi's masterpiece, 'The Inevitable' was first conceived by the artist during his wrongful imprisonment.
Ibrahim El-Salahi, The Inevitable
Artist Ibrahim El-Salahi discusses his work 'Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams 1' 1962-3, a large-scale oil painting acquired by Tate.
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