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Events in Gaza are dividing the art world

I have started a rolling document detailing art sector responses. The document started on Nov 16, 2023. I will send an email when it is updated. I hope…

Nov 16, 2023 •

I'm a Black creative leaving Instagram. Here's why

The photo app encourages us into a performance, as we cater to the demand for free content. It's time that we value our labour and protect our culture…

Sep 14, 2023 •

Shade Art Review launched in September last year and since then I've shared 53 posts and 18 podcast episodes. May is my birthday month and I'm taking…

May 5 •

In conversation with Tarini Malik

Dale Berning Sawa talks with the Curator of John Akomfrah’s 'Listening All Night to the Rain'

Apr 28 •

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Dale Berning Sawa

Venice Biennale Special: Nigeria Imaginary

Anne Kimunguyi reviews Nigeria Imaginary at the Nigeria Pavilion

Apr 23 •

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I created an alternative to the GCSE art curriculum

Jan 14 • Lou Mensah

Visualise: Race and Inclusion in Art Education

Mar 10 • Lou Mensah

Oh god it's Frieze week again

Oct 11, 2023 • Lou Mensah

Playgrounds of liberation

Jan 28 • Lou Mensah and Anne Kimunguyi

Venice Biennale Special: John Akomfrah

Dale Berning Sawa reviews John Akomfrah's British Council commission 'Listening All Night To The Rain'

Apr 21 •

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Dale Berning Sawa

Incoming.... a short break before the Venice Biennale Issue, conversations with Ibrahim Mahama and Legacy Russell and Shade gets a new look

There's a lot going on at Shade HQ, here's the low down

Apr 7 •

Artist Spotlight on Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum

By Anne Kimunguyi

Mar 31 •

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April Art Review

Shade Podcast series ten is here! Plus, my recommendations for things to enjoy in the black art scape this month

Mar 24 •

'Appreciation is just a kinder word for someone who appropriates, in a way that we find favourable.'

Appropriation, capitalism and race: a conversation from the archives with culture critic Lauren Michele Jackson

Mar 17 •

Visualise: Race and Inclusion in Art Education

Freelands Foundation and the Runnymede Trust examines race and inclusion in art education in England. The research report was published earlier this…

Mar 10 •

March Art Review

Shade at the Venice Biennale 2024. Plus, what to enjoy in the Black art scape this month

Mar 3 •

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This (Black) Art Life. By Lou Mensah, founder of Shade Podcast.

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