Sonia Boyce - ‘Gathering a History of Black Women’ | TateShots

Highlighting questions around race and cultural difference, Sonia Boyce conveys political messages focusing on black representation and perceptions of the black body through her art.
The British Afro-Caribbean artist gained prominence as part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1980s. Using drawing, print, photography, performance and installation, Boyce aims to shift notions of race that have pervaded since the abolition of slavery.
We visited the London based artist in her studio to discover how she is reconstructing and gathering a history of black women who have been forgotten in a white society.
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[@sacha5446]

more black women in the tate ! great to see and feel represented, wish i could have been shown a video like this as a child

[@broddablack5290]

She is absolutely fabulous

[@reecethree1911]

Sonia thank you for your work! MUAH.

[@martinapilezahles4848]

I met you in Barbados, years ago. Always inspiring Sonia!

[@thevisualboard]

Absolutely phenomenal artist

[@lolly8219]

an absolute icon

[@newlandshousegallery]

An incredible story

[@broddablack5290]

I love her work

[@denisegrossman3840]

Thank you, as an upcoming emerging Black American female artist (that is near retirement) this was powerful and something I needed to hear your premise and words of encouragement!! God's Blessings to you and again thank you.

[@rogeralsop3479]

OK up to a point.

[@agfagaevart]

did you include singers like madeline bell? linda lewis? maxine nightingale? all worth a mention.

[@av8syks299]

SONIA DO YOU KNOW THE ORIGIN OF YOUR SIR NAME ? ASKING FROM HERE NEW ZEALAND

[@fabrizio483]

Who would have thought that a white continent would produce art featuring white people?

[@ARTISTCHD1]

Mr. Minister Louis Farrakhan neglected to tell us that no such living human bio-bodily beings, are baby born and blessedly birth, by "black" branding. And that tong twisted terminology, is worse than all of the other terrifying things he talk tough all about. He like so many other wanna-be "black" leaders, they mislead and misguide millions more melaninated minority-majority members, maiming minds. The demonically deadly disease = devilish deceptions!!! ("The Black Codes") ….. CHARLES' Courageous Corrections: there are no such; "American citizens" in existence anywhere...., only United States citizens and or U.S. citizens, period.

[@ATiger-me5vc]

Who would have thought that people would explore how they’re represented in the culture they’re raised in?

[@TheKaz911]

That's just your ethnocentrism you coloniser. Africans were depicted in British art since the 15thc. Today Brits display looted artefacts stolen from around the world, this is how people of colour remain to be erased.