When In the Black Fantastic exhibited last year in the Hayward Gallery in London, it was lauded as a visionary cultural event, showcasing contemporary and historical black artists' speculative visions of the future, drawn from mysticism, mythology and history.
That exhibition’s curator, Ekow Eshun, is a writer, journalist and broadcaster. To accompany the exhibition, he has just published a book, In the Black Fantastic, which conjures otherworldly visions out of the everyday Black experience. It also looks at how speculative fictions in Black art deliver new perspectives on race, gender, politics, history, and the body itself, in the 21st century.
Ekow Eshun will be in Ireland to deliver a lecture on In the Black Fantastic at Drogheda’s Highlanes Gallery on Wednesday 8th November 2023.
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