Brochure relating to an exhibition, 1986
Published by: The Black-Art Gallery
Year published: 1986
Unpaginated.
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.“
Born, 1961 in Birmingham, England. Died, 1998
Solo show at The Black-Art Gallery. 1986
London, United Kingdom