B.LA Art Foundation is delighted to announce our upcoming solo-exhibition with Turner Prize recipient Lubaina Himid, marking the artist's first ever solo-show in Austria.
The exhibition "Shifting Powers" at B.LA's gallery space delves into Lubaina Himid's nuanced explorations and portrayals of individuals from the African diaspora and "highlights the importance of their cultural contributions to the contemporary landscape." (Lubaina Himid)
The UK based artist's endeavors span a diverse array of roles, from her prolific artistic practice to her contributions as a curator, political activist, educator, and pioneer of the Black Art movement of the 1980s.
Her works traverse various mediums, encompassing not only canvas paintings but also collages, cut-outs, and multi-media installations. A central theme in Himid's body of work involves multi-layered investigations of the roles and representations of black people, placing a specific emphasis on the experiences of black women within the context of the United Kingdom.
Exhibition curated by Talina Lun Bauer
Lubaina Himid lives and works in Preston, UK and is a professor at the University of Central Lancashire. She was awarded the Turner Prize in 2017. Her solo exhibitions include The New Museum, New York (forthcoming June 2019); Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands (forthcoming 2019); Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux (forthcoming 2019); Gifts to Kings, MRAC Languedoc Roussillon Midi-Pyrénées, Sérignan, France (2018); Navigation Charts, Spike Island, Bristol (2017); Invisible Strategies, Modern Art Oxford (2017); and The Truth Is Never Watertight, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany (2017). Significant group exhibitions include: Glasgow International (2018); Berlin Biennale (2018); The Place is Here, Nottingham Contemporary (2017); Keywords, Tate Liverpool (2014); and Gwangju Biennale (2014). A monograph, titled Lubaina Himid: Workshop Manual, was released in January 2019 (Koenig Books).
For press inquiries and further information as well as tour requests, please contact t.bauer@b-la.com.
This exhibtion is supported by:
