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 […]
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I’m upset. I went to bed feeling disturbed after watching a video of Philadelphia born, African-American psychologist, author, lecturer and self-proclaimed community leader, Dr Umar Johnson tearing down British actor Daniel Kaluuya, for playing African-American activist and former Black Panther Party Chairman, Fred Hampton in his latest film release – Judas and The Black Messiah. […]
It’s World Book Day and we have 8 Books for you written by some amazing QTIBPOC authors. They range from Sci-Fi short stories and autobiographical fiction to teenage fiction and poetry. Leave your suggestions in the comments, we’d love to know what you’re reading! 1/8 Love Beyond Body, Space and Time: An Indigenous LGBTQ Sci-Fi […]
Depictions of fat women in TV & film have rarely done them any justice. Whether it’s the mockery of fat Black women seen in Tyler Perry’s Madea and Eddie Murphy’s ‘Norbit’ or various fat characters sidelined to the funny best friend (à la Kim in Moesha), the representation of fatness in TV and film has […]
We’ve all been to a museum. Being shown around by an enthusiastic white male who knows about all the artifacts that the Museum stores. Artifacts from different parts of the world, collected by European ‘explorers.’ Explorers who set sail to discover a new world not ‘looters or invaders’, just explorers. Gifting their kings and queens […]
After the success of the Creative Fund fundraiser and the hundreds of applications AZ Magazine received, five recipients have been selected. They will each be awarded £1,000 to create a work of art. In our continued collaboration with DJ Mag they’ll be sponsoring and mentoring one recipient, Xilhu Ese – to create a Dance music […]
In my eyes, 2020 is the year Black people across the diaspora collectively decided enough is enough. And after a summer of Black Lives Matter protests around the world that are showing no signs of slowing down, it’s worth remembering that this is not the first time Black people and non-Black allies have rallied together […]
As a Black queer artist, I understand how ones identity, background and perspective determine our relationship with art. The way we experience museums, galleries, and art spaces correlates with the lack of representation of diversity in cultural British society. Museums and galleries are public spaces, and there is a lot to say about how we […]
This March, best friends Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata launched It’s a Continent; a podcast “passion project” exploring African history, with aims to dispel shallow perceptions of the continent and its people. Humble in their ambitions, neither woman imagined the podcast would gain as much traction as it has, in just seven months. “To even […]
