18th November, 7:30pm - Alayo Akinkugbe, Reframing Blackness

Backstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP

For our art history lovers we’re bringing in Alayo Akinkugbe, art historian and founder of Instagram platform, @ABlackHistoryOfArt, which highlights Black artists, sitters, and curators. Her first book, Reframing Blackness, brings Black artists to the centre of art history discussions.

About the book:

Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored. In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt, Alayo Akinkugbe challenges this void. Exploring the presentation of Black figures in Western art, as well as Blackness in museums, in feminist art movements and in the curriculum, Alayo unveils an overlooked but integral part of our collective art history.

Refreshing and accessible, this promises to start a much-needed conversation in culture and education.

Tickets Available:

Ticket only - £15 (This ticket does not include a copy of the book. You can decide to buy a copy on the night, but this will be charged in addition, at the full price of the book.)

Ticket & book  (RRP £20) - £28 (To collect on the night or in advance.)