Blood & Fire
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As one of the UK’s leading Black artists of the commonwealth generation, Blood & Fire: Our Journey Through Vanley Burke’s History focuses on Vanley Burke’s journey to illustrate a wider, connected history of Black British experiences using the communities of Birmingham as a lens.
The artist has re-examined his personal collection after he lost a number of archival materials to a house fire. The fire served as a turning point for his art practice and this exhibition questions what it means to put these objects into a curatorial and historical context, gathering our past to pave the way for our future.
Display
2022/23 — Soho House Museum (Birmingham, UK)