Is the latest stage in a wider project that tells the stories of black women singers and musicians. you are the first black female artist to ever represent britain. i wonder what you feel about that. um, i mean, of course it s an enormous accolade. but i also think, why has it taken so long? i mean, there are so many brilliant british female black artists out there. it should have happened before now. it s her time in the sun now. with a golden lion for the show, she s joined the likes of other famous british names, bridget riley and henry moore amongst them, to the very top biennale prize. boyce had this message. there s a longer arc of people that we need to keep saying, they re here. for more than a century, the world s most high profile art exhibition has centred around men. not this year. close to sonia boyce s pavilion, america s has a new temporary thatched roof, and an exhibition courtesy of simone leigh,
There s a longer arc of people that we need to keep saying, they re here. for more than a century, the world s most high profile art exhibition has centred around men. not this year. close to sonia boyce s pavilion, america s has a new temporary thatched roof, and an exhibition courtesy of simone leigh, the first black woman to represent the us here. they wanted to start this part of the show with this monumental artwork. simone leigh won the other golden lion prize for this 16 foot bronze sculpture at the central biennale show, curated by cecilia alemani. of the 213 artists featured in what s called the milk of dreams, between 80% and 90% are female. i wanted to give the stage and the platform to many amazing, wonderful artists who also happen to be women. and why has it taken so long, do you think? because we still live in a very sexist society, and it s very, very
For more than a century, the world s most high profile art exhibition has centred around men. not this year. close to sonia boyce s pavilion, america s has a new temporary thatched roof, and an exhibition courtesy of simone leigh, the first black woman to represent the us here. they wanted to start this part of the show with this monumental artwork. simone leigh won the other golden lion prize for this 16 foot bronze sculpture at the central biennale show, curated by cecilia alemani. of the 213 artists featured in what s called the milk of dreams, between 80% and 90% are female. i wanted to give the stage and the platform to many amazing, wonderful artists who also happen to be women. and why has it taken so long, do you think? because we still live in a very sexist society, and it s very, very hard to advance. advance is happening in scotland s exhibition. this tapestry looks at slavery
The stories of black women singers and musicians. you are the first black female artist to ever represent britain. i wonder what you feel about that. um, i mean, of course it s an enormous accolade. but i also think, why has it taken so long? i mean, there are so many brilliant british female black artists out there. it should have happened before now. it s her time in the sun now. with a golden lion for the show, she s joined the likes of other famous british names, bridget riley and henry moore amongst them, to the very top biennale prize. boyce had this message. there s a longer arc of people that we need to keep saying, they re here. for more than a century, the world s most high profile art exhibition has centred around men. not this year. close to sonia boyce s pavilion, america s has a new temporary thatched roof, and an exhibition courtesy of simone leigh, the first black woman
To keep saying, they re here. for more than a century, the world s most high profile art exhibition has centred around men. not this year. close to sonia boyce s pavilion, america s has a new temporary thatched roof, and an exhibition courtesy of simone leigh, the first black woman to represent the us here. they wanted to start this part of the show with this monumental artwork. simone leigh won the other golden lion prize for this 16 foot bronze sculpture at the central biennale show, curated by cecilia alemani. of the 213 artists featured in what s called the milk of dreams, between 80% and 90% are female. i wanted to give the stage and the platform to many amazing, wonderful artists who also happen to be women. and why has it taken so long, do you think? because we still live in a very sexist society, and it s very, very hard to advance.