Tag: Alberta Whittle
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Soulscapes
Hurvin Anderson, Michael Armitage, Alberta Whittle and other artists from the African diaspora consider how identity and collective history impact individuals’ relationships with the environment
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Cat Dunn – interview: ‘I wanted artists who understood the traumas associated with political aspects of dual identity, but could still express aspects of joy’
The curator of Crafted Selves: The Unfinished Conversation, at St Andrews Museum in Scotland, talks about how she chose the 13 artists in the show, all of whom explore dual identity in their work, whether that be to do with…
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Alberta Whittle: Create Dangerously
In this immersive show, the Barbadian-Scottish artist exposes the iniquities of racism and colonialism, while keeping alive the hope for a fairer, more just society
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Alberta Whittle: Deep Dive (Pause) Uncoiling Memory – Venice Biennale 2022
The Barbadian-Scottish artist has used sculpture, film and tapestry for her Scotland in Venice presentation. Her aim, she says, is to show that, through self-compassion and collective care, we can battle racism and colonialism
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Alberta Whittle – interview: ‘No one can find Barbados on a map, whereas everyone can find the UK. That level of inattention galvanises so much of my work ’
The artist talks about the erasure of black people in everyday society, and how this informs and motivates her to challenge herself, and her audience, with her filmic and performative installations
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Glasgow International 2020: Digital Platform
With Scotland’s premier contemporary art biennial postponed to 2021, a digital programme of often timely film and sound pieces marks the festival’s original dates
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Alberta Whittle: How Flexible Can We Make the Mouth
The Barbadian-Scottish artist explores her heritage and the legacy of Scottish involvement in the British Empire through a multifaceted, powerful and triumphant exhibition
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Stalking the Image: Margaret Tait and her Legacy
In the centenary year of Tait’s birth, this exhibition of short films celebrates her pioneering legacy alongside the work of younger artists whom she influenced
