During the marketing stage of a solo show I held on the South Bank, a friend contacted a very well-known and respected gallery to invite them to the private view on my behalf. Their response, I quote ‘the problem with promoting young artists is that they have no history. So who her parents are and what […]
Author: Layla Andrews
Nan, Nuclear Families and the Problem with British Grief Culture
For as long as I can recall when asked to discuss family or asked to draw a picture of my family at school, my response was always met with awkward intrigue. I would draw my sister, and two glamorous women, one white, the other mixed-race and watch the cogs of the polite middle-class mind try […]