Blood & Fire: Our Journey Through Vanley Burke's History

CURATION

Blood & Fire: Our Journey Through Vanley Burke’s History
Soho House Museum (Birmingham)
25 May - 30 October 2022
1 June - 4 November 2023

As one of the UK’s leading Black artists of the commonwealth generation, this exhibition 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.

Artist
Vanley Burke

Curators
Birmingham Museums Trust
Vanley Burke
Candice Nembhard (okcandice)
Paul Goodwin

Design
Violetta Boxhill

Production
C3 Ltd
The Framers Digbeth
Palm Labs Birmingham

Supported by
Birmingham 2022 Festival
Arts Council England
National Lottery Hetitage Fund

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