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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Art in London
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 09:26:41 +0200
References: <0B1E5BF5-1550-4ABF-9C2F-634B5AD2C8B7@frozenlight.eu>

BTW the NPG underwent a complete overhaul last year and into this. Like 
Jayanand, I prefer the Tate to Tate Modern; but above all I love the 
National Gallery and The Courtauld (which is one of the most undersung 
collections in London).

Thanks for showing,

Peter

On 11/05/2024 19:08, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I was in London in late April, my first visit to the city in 8 years. I 
> was there to participate in a workshop at London Metropolitan University, 
> but as always, I made time to enjoy the great city and to see some art. I 
> visited two of my favourite places, Tate Modern and the National Portrait 
> Gallery. Both were great, but especially the exhibition at the NPG was 
> incredible. It was called ?The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the 
> Black Figure?. As the title suggests, it consisted of works by Black 
> artists, mainly UK and US-based, but also many with African and Caribbean 
> backgrounds. Some of the works were truly incredible and eye-opening, for 
> example the charcoal drawings by Barbara Walker, reproducing famous 
> paintings in which Black characters had a secondary role, but now 
> inverting the roles by emphasising them. A gallery of 52 images is here:
> 
> https://www.greatpix.eu/Art-in-London-2024
> 
> The first part of the gallery is from Tate Modern, the second part from 
> the NPG.
> 
> And as always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
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Dr. Peter Dzwig


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