Lubaina Himid has become the oldest and the first Black woman to pick up the prestigious art award. The 63-year-old Zanzibar-born, Preston-based artist won the £25,000 prize for her work addressing racial politics and the legacy of slavery. Lubaina Himid studied theatre design at Wimbledon College of Art and holds an M.A in cultural history […]
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From August 9 to November 26, 2017, Badischer Kunstverein will present The Truth is Never Watertight, a survey exhibition by Britain-based, Tanzanian artist Lubaina Himid. Himid has dedicated her work to the representation of the black body in art and its debates, while questioning Western stereotypes and classifications. She was one of the first activists […]
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