LSESU Liberation trip: Black Chronicles exhibition

If you are interested in…

·         Photography

·         History

·         Immigration

·         Sociology

·         Representation

·         Black cultural identity

·         Art

·         Fashion

…then this free trip is for you!

BLACK CHRONICLES II -  a newly curated exhibition exploring black presences (African and Asian) in 19th and early 20th century Britain, through the prism of studio photography. It is part of a broader project which uses photography to fill in the missing gaps in Britain’s history and culture.

The Students’ Union have collaborated with Autograph ABP to organise  this fantastic opportunity for LSE students to have a private tour around the Black Chronicles II exhibition at Rivington Place – London’s global art space - Shoreditch. Following this, students can participate in a private workshop about the exhibition.

This is a chance to see some of the earliest photos of African and Asian people in Britain. Read reviews in the Guardian and the Telegraph.

Places are limited. To book your place, email Claudia Coussins - c.coussins@lse.ac.uk -  the following details:

·         Name

·         LSE student number

·         LSE email

·         Phone number

Black Chronicles II is a public showcase of Autograph ABP’s commitment to continuous critical enquiry into archive imageswhich have been overlooked, under-researched or simply not recognised as significant previously, but which are highly relevant to black representational politics and cultural history today. For the first time acomprehensive body of portraits depicting black people prior to the beginning of the second world war are brought together in this exhibition - identified through original research carried out in the holdings of national public archives and by examining privately owned collections. This research also coincides with Autograph ABP’s continuous search for the earliest photographic image of a black person created in the UK.