Title: Things done change : the cultural politics of recent Black artists in Britain /
Authors: Chambers, Eddie
Publisher: Rodopi,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Art, Black Great Britain History.; Artists, Black Great Britain History; Art, British History.; Black people in art
Abstract: What happened to Black-British artists during the 1990s is the chronicle around which this book is built. The extraordinary changes that the profile of Black-British artists went through are discussed in a lively, authoritative, and detailed narrative, taking into account the numerous factors that played a part in their evolving history. The book avoids treating and discussing Black artists as practitioners wholly separate and distinct from their counterparts. Nor does the book seek to present a rosy and varnished account of Black-British artists. With its multiple references to Black music, in its title, several of its chapter headings, and citations evoked by artists themselves, Things Done Change reflects, as well as draws on, wider cultural manifestations and events in the socio-political arena. Artists including Yinka Shonibare, Chris Ofili, Steve McQueen and Sonia Boyce are featured.
Contents: Preliminary Material -- The only thing to look forward to... is the past -- Service to Empire -- Chris, Steve, and Yinka: We Run Tings -- Coming in From the Cold: Some Black Artists Are Embraced -- Everything Crash -- Works Cited -- Index.