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The Atrocity Exhibition - brochure

Brochure relating to an exhibition, 1986
Published by: The Black-Art Gallery
Year published: 1986
Unpaginated.

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A5 two-sided leaflet/printed on red card/One side scaled down reproduction of the poster featuring image and text photomontage, plus a quote by Nevil[le] Dawes/First London solo exhibition by Donald Rodney. Held at The Black-Art Gallery. 12/7/86 - 2/8/86.

Full title of exhibition: The Atrocity Exhibition & Other Empire Stories. An Exhibition of Work by Donald G Rodney of The Blk Art Group. Reverse of leaflet features relevant images and exhibition publicity material, including the following text: “The show is a graphic and poignant presentation of the atrocities worked on Black peoples by the forces of Empire imperialism, colonialism and capitalism. To do this, the artist takes the viewer on a voyage. “I take you through the history of those forces which shape our cultural and historical perspectives and situates us as Black people in our contemporary existence.“

Related people

»  Donald Rodney

Born, 1961 in Birmingham, England. Died, 1998

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Related venues

»  The Black-Art Gallery

London, United Kingdom