Making its way across the Atlantic to the AGO from Tate Britain, Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art, 1950s–Now examines the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain and reconsiders British art history in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries from a Caribbean perspective.
Featuring more than 40 artists, including Frank Bowling, Aubrey Williams, Donald Locke, Horace Ové, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson, Peter Doig, Hurvin Anderson, Barbara Walker and Alberta Whittle, the presentation spans a range of mediums, from paintings to documentary photography, film, and sculpture.
Organized by the AGO and originated by Tate Britain.
Co-Curated by David A. Bailey, Director, International Curators Forum, and Alex Farquharson, Director, Tate Britain. The AGO presentation is overseen by Julie Crooks, Curator, Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora
Life Between Islands is on view at the AGO beginning December 6, 2023. Exclusive access for AGO Members is from December 6 to December 9, 2023. Annual pass holders and the general public can visit starting December 10, 2023.
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