#soniaboyce

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Sonia Boyce: portraits – during exhibition 1988 at Whitechapel Gallery, photo Sue Ormerod. Courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Archive.

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Dame Sonia Dawn Boyce DBE RA (#BornOnThisDay March 7, 1962) is a British Afro-Caribbean artist and educator, living and working in London. She is a Professor of Black Art and Design at University of the Arts London. Boyce's research interests explore art as a social practice and the critical and contextual debates that arise from this area of study. Boyce has been closely collaborating with other artists since 1990 with a focus on collaborative work, frequently involving improvisation and unplanned performative actions on the part of her collaborators. Boyce's work involves a variety of media, such as drawing, print, photography, video, and sound. Her art explores "the relationship between sound and memory, the dynamics of space, and incorporating the spectator". To date, Boyce has taught Fine Art studio practice for more than 30 years in several art colleges across the UK. Via Wikipedia

#SoniaBoyce #OnThisDay #artherstory #blackbritish #PalianShow

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🎨🖤#ArtIsAWeapon

Reposted from @darrenwalker A groundbreaking exhibition “Entangled Pasts”at @royalacademyarts. Featuring an arresting installation by @tavaresstrachan “The First Supper (Galaxy Black)” in the courtyard of Burlington House (listen to the hustle and bustle of Piccadilly in the background). Bravo @axelruger @arthistorianbyday @ablackhistoryofart Sarah Lea, Prof. Cora Gilroy-Ware, Dr. Esther Chadwick on an inspiring and intelligent show!

#yinkashonibare #karawalker #johnakomfrah #hewlocke #issacjulien #lubaniahimid #soniaboyce #frankbowling #TheFirstSupper #WillTravelForArt #BlackGirlArtGeek

H/t @shansimp

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Manchester City Art Gallery

Martin Parr

Today at the Manchester City Art Gallery, I saw numerous exhibits and interesting pieces of art. I found the Martin Parr exhibition very interesting, it surrounded his photography throughout his life, beginning with his photography from the 1970’s on wards.

He begun by displaying photographs of social meetups such as pubs in Manchester, showing a somewhat Flaneur approach, merely observing his subjects. It displayed his work in various series’ o the walls, to represent Parr’s transgression through different styles and techniques. Also presented was his series photographing the families of June Street, or ‘Coronation Street’. Parr humanised the families to show them as more than just the houses they lived in, as they were subject to being knocked down soon after. Seeing his collection of ordinary families gave me an insight to how people of the era lived, all photographed in their living rooms, perhaps chosen by Parr as it is sometimes regarded as the most social area of the house. His work is crucial in ensuring significance behind photography, successful in carrying underlying meaning throughout his work. As an addition to this, Parr also made a series reflecting the inside of a Mental Hospital, a taboo subject of the time. This would help in challenging society's view of not only the hospital, but also it’s patents, as Parr depicts them as ordinary people within his images.

Parr’s work continues to the present day, currently aged 66, the photographer continues to push boundaries with his work. As some of which was also show in his exhibition. I found that seeing this exhibition gave me a greater appreciation for photography, witnessing first hand its significance in revealing parts of life not often shown to the public eye, and how this can affect societal views.

Sonya Boyce

I was also lucky enough to have a guide through Manchester City Art Galleries other art works, which held a less contemporary edge. Holding numerous Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and Renaissance paintings, one particularly shone out as it has recently gained a new modern identity.

The piece titled ‘Hylas and the Nymphs’, John William Waterhouse, 1896 depicts seven prepubescent girls enticing ‘Hylas’ (who, according to some greek Mythology, was in fact Hercules’ companion and lover) into a pond, and ultimately, to his death. The piece was removed from the Gallery on the 26th January 2018 without explanation. It was then revealed that the removal of the painting was in fact a political performance piece, by OBE RA British Afro-Caribbean artist Sonia Boyce. The whole point of doing this was to create conversations debating the lack of diversity within the piece, and also questions surrounding a feminist position, most importantly “It was about giving people a say in what’s on show” [Boyce, 2018].

When reading the painting critically, we would have to separate our views to both a modern perspective, and one from the late 19th century. When reflecting on the piece as if in the 1890’s, it could be argued that the modern day challenges of the painting wouldn’t be considered as significant or problematic. However, it is key that the concept of the painting is analysed, and questions surrounding Waterhouses intentions arise.

It is clear to see that the composition involves the same one model adapted into seven varying poses, and depicted as seven different girls. One analogy as to why Waterhouse did so may surround his availability of models, perhaps only being able to get one girl to pose for the painting. Or if looking from a more cynical perspective, it may be intended as a way to reflect his ideal image of a women suggesting that only one type of women is seen as beautiful. Extremely problematic as it neglects women of different races, and completely demolishes any thought of diversity and inclusion within the painting. Boyce wanted to  provoke the response of the audience of the Manchester City Art Gallery by the removal of this piece, questioning each and every visitors morals. If they would themselves be questionable of these young girls, and the connotations they hold; and more importantly, upon the arrival of the piece back into the gallery, if we, as a collective, will be more alert of the other works presented around us.

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#leonedoro 🦁🥇🏆 #soniaboyce #feelingherway #represent #greatbritain at the #59thvenicebiennale #curator #emmaridgway 🙌 (στην τοποθεσία Giardini della Biennale) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcuUPi7oCS0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Isaac Julian RA’s striking hang in the opening two rooms of this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy presents a considered display of works by artists of colour spanning abstraction, figuration, photography and sculpture. It includes: (in order of pics) @muholizanele Denzil Forrester @isaacjulien @shonibarestudio @estudio_om @frankbowlingstudio @njidekaakunyilicrosby @chrisofili and @soniaboyce and @wangechistudio • I was delighted to discover the original version of ‘Blend In - Stand Out’ by Njideka Akunyili Crosby as earlier this summer I had bought myself the print of this she made for #2020solidarity (an initiative by @wolfgang_tillmans and supporting independent bookshops and projects this year). #royalacademy #isaacjulien #frankbowling #zanelemuholi #soniaboyce #wangetchimutu #chrisofili #oscarmurillo #njidekaakunyilicrosby #denzilforrester #yinkashonibare #blackartists #contemporaryart (at Royal Academy of Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGPEJTZFOKY/?igshid=1wc9m7y8081fi

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‪Sunday with the brilliant & talented British Afro-Caribbean artist #SoniaBoyce, MBE RA at the #TOMA space | discussion artist’s journey | so incredibly generous | having a personal #Crit with Sonia Boyce was a master class in itself - so grateful 🙏 💗 ‬

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Hello there! #Performance & #intervention at the #soniaboyce retrospective @mcrartgallery See it until July 2018 (at Manchester Art Gallery)

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Closing keynote of day one - #SoniaBoyce in conversation with #DorothyPrice #ArtHistory #AssociationforArtHistory #AAH #annualconference #Courtauld #kingscollege (at London, United Kingdom)

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Here's a teaser of what to expect at next week's #ObjectsOfObsession conversation with #SoniaBoyce in partnership with the Royal Academy and Manchester Art Gallery. Watch the live-stream at 6.30pm on 8 March on our Facebook page.

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#soniaboyce #thaudition exploring #identity and #otherness @mcrartgallery (at Manchester Art Gallery)

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#tbt some #ART highlights from our #London trip “Talisman in the Age of Difference” a groupshow curarated by #YinkaShonibare @shonibarestudio @StephenFriedmanGallery 1. A wonderful Derrick Adams @derrickadamsny “Figures in the Urban Landscape”, 2018 based on his work in the “Sanctuary” exhibition based on the #GreenBook #AfricanAmerican travelguide in the #JimCrow era @madmuseum curated by @dexterwimberly 2. In the clip you see #SamuelFosso #DerrickAdams #KehindeWiley #AbeObedina #HassanHajjaj a large #IsaacJulien “after George Platt Lynes (looking for Langston vintage series), #JeremiahQuarshie #SoniaBoyce another @jeremiahquarshie another @hassanhajjaj_larache #MickaleneThomas, 5 works by #ZaneleMuholi and in the middle 3 sculptures by #ThomasJPrice @tpstudio from the “Icon” series #contemporaryart #artphotography #sculpture #african #diaspora #supportthearts #artcollector #artadvisor #artconsultant #artist #curator #artlife (at Stephen Friedman Gallery)

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'Lay back keep quiet and think of what made Britain so great', Sonia Boyce

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‪spent our Sunday with the brilliant & talented British Afro-Caribbean artist #SoniaBoyce, MBE RA at the #TOMA space | discussion artist’s journey | so incredibly generous | having a personal #Crit with Sonia Boyce was a master class in itself - so grateful 🙏 💗 ‬

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What a great lecture by Artist Sonia Boyce