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Toppled Monuments and Hidden Histories – The Black Atlantic: Episode 3 | Tate

In the third part of our mini-series about the Black Atlantic, culture writer and curator Ekow Eshun explores monuments and hidden histories through the work of Donald Locke and Hew Locke. In 1993, Paul Gilroy published a ground-breaking book, The Black Atlantic: Modernity & Double Consciousness, which has forever left its mark on historical and cultural studies. The idea that there exists a culture which is African, American, Caribbean, and British, all at once, has generated the rich and boundless space that is Black Atlantic thinking. This series explores Tate's collection and the impact of the Atlantic slave trade through the lens of the Black Atlantic. It gives an accessible introduction to the Black Atlantic, how it can help us to understand British identity and how we can acknowledge and learn from history to look towards the future. Watch the full series here: https://ift.tt/obLAmFI Subscribe for weekly films: http://goo.gl/X1ZnEl




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'This is what grace is' – Alvaro Barrington | Tate

Artist Alvaro Barrington invites us into his London studio to talk about GRACE, his 2024 installation in Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries...