[Leica] IMG: Art in London

[Nathan Wajsman]

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
photo at frozenlight.eu

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