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The "Into the Open" Exhibition was an exhibition of art by black artists displayed at various venues in the United Kingdom in 1984.
This exhibition was the first major survey by a municipal gallery of contemporary work by black artists in Britain. It was curated, at the invitation of Sheffield City Arts Department, by two people closely involved with black artists in Britain: Lubiana Himid and Pogus Caesar. Their stated aim was to give an indication of the range and richness of art made by contemporary Afro Caribbean artists.
The exhibition toured in the United Kingdom in 1984, appearing at three venues: the Mappin Art Gallery in Sheffield, the Castle Museum in Nottingham, and the Newcastle Media Workshops in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It was organized by the Sheffield Arts Department and was subsidised by the Arts Council of Great Britain.
Artists in the exhibition
- Clement Bedeau
- Sylbert Bolton
- Sonya Boyce
- Pogus Caesar
- Eddie A. Chambers
- Shakka Dedi
- Uzo Egonu
- Lubaina Himid
- Gavin Jantjes
- Claudette Johnson
- Tom Joseph
- Juginder Lamba
- Bill Ming
- Tony Moo - Young
- Ossie Murray
- Houria Niati
- Benjamin Nhlanhla Nsusha
- Pitika P. Ntuli
- Keith Piper
- Richie Riley
- Veronica Ryan
- Jorge Santos
External links
- See examples of work by Uzo Egonu plus text of a lecture on his life
- Pogus Caesar archive photographs of black British artists
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