JENNY MITCHELL, poetry co-editor for the Morning Star, introduces her priorities, and her first selection
Windows open into the Caribbean-British soul
JENNY MITCHELL urges everyone who can to visit an exhibition that tells the complex story of the interplay and interdependence between the Caribbean diaspora and Britain over the last 70 years
(L to R) Tam Joseph, The Spirit of the Carnival 1982; Paul Dash Self-portrait 1979
[Tate Britain]
HENRY BELL is sceptical of the notion that ‘progress’ is an ideology that the ruling class uses exclusively to camouflage appropriation
In search of political understanding, MATTHEW HAWKINS welcomes a critique of anti-semitism as codified by the Israeli state
BEN CHACKO welcomes a masterful analysis that puts class struggle back at the heart of our understanding of China’s revolution
JOHN GREEN is intrigued by the ethereal, ghostly quality of images of a London unobscured by the bustle of humanity
JENNY FARRELL relishes an outstanding Palestinian novel that immerses readers in the sensory reality of Gaza, then and now
AI-induced murder, last rites for the mob-dog, a gullible common herd, and an exemplary Christmas chiller
Life Between Islands
Caribbean-British Art 1950s – Now
Tate Britain
I HAVE to start this review of a fantastic exhibition by acknowledging I write as a poet and not an art expert.
Having said that, I was filled with admiration for the curators who have managed to assemble an impressive body of work, ranging from sculptures to paintings, installations to photographs. These all help to tell the complex story of the interplay and interdependence that has been created between the Caribbean diaspora and Britain over the last 70 years.
If I have one complaint it’s that there is so much amazing work it’s impossible to take it all in during one visit. Not a bad criticism to make.
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