The map devised by Lubaina Himid, illustrating the moments and connections that led to the creation of the Thin Black Line(s) exhibition, which was a key visual element in the show at Tate Britain.

Conway Hall, London February 28th 2012 The symposium was designed to bring together artists exhibiting in the Tate Britain exhibition to see whether we might be able to develop some collaborative discussions around making and the development of ideas. The day was structured in such a way that the speakers Claudette Johnson, Ingrid Pollard, Sutapa […]

A photographic documentation of the installation of the Thin Black Line(s) exhibition at Tate Britain in 2011. Photographs ©Susan Walsh The participants in the three exhibitions were: Brenda Agard, Sutapa Biswas, Sonia Boyce, Chila Burman, Jean Campbell, Jennifer Comrie, Margaret Cooper, Elizabeth Eugene, Lubaina Himid, Claudette Johnson, Mumtaz Karimjee, Cherry Lawrence, Leslee Wills, Houria Niati, Ingrid […]

A small selection of the archive materials that appeared in the display cabinets at Tate Britain for the Thin Black Line(s) exhibition. This material is permanently in the Making Histories Visible archives.  

All of the images from the TBL site to be transferred into this section

Wall texts for Thin Black Line(s) Gallery 5 Tate Britain 2011-2012 with links for further information Claudette Johnson  born 1959 England  Her early large-scale pastel drawings on paper depict black women as monoliths, larger than life. She drew close women acquaintances, friends and family. Johnson’s work developed into ‘a journey in search of a rhythmic […]

Dear Susan Thank you for asking such interesting questions, the business of answering all of them is going to be a test of my resolve, my memory and my pride. The best way for me to begin to discuss any strategy for exhibiting visual art is always to list the artists. I could describe the […]