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Looking at official galleries here in Britain (all temporarily closed as of this publication) – more especially at those situated in London – it is immediately evident that a revolution has taken place.
Take, for example, Tate Modern, Tate Britain, and closely aligned to these two, the Serpentine Gallery, and what does one find? Yes, each of these is currently hosting an exhibition of work by a Black female artist. Tate Modern offers work by the South African photographer Zanele Muholi. Also, an installation entitled Fons Americanus by the sculptor Kara Walker. Tate Britain hosts a show by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye – ‘enigmatic portraits of fictitious people’. The Serpentine has an exhibition of work by the American painter Jennifer Packer. The two bigger institutions, of course, offer other art by other hands as well, but the unanimity is somewhat startling.