Visceral Canker at Whitechapel Gallery: Donald Rodney's Art Meets Illness With Raw Truth

Donald Rodney and Francessca Woodman. Comparing how present vs absent bodies map loss—both resonate with my experience as a sick artist.

Feb 23, 2025

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Snapshot © Lou Mensah: entering Whitechapel Gallery we’re greeted by Donald Rodney’s **Black Men Public Enemy**, 1990

On Thursday, something extraordinary happened. For the first time since encountering Francesca Woodman's work at The Photographer’s Gallery in 1999, an exhibition brought me to tears. Visceral Canker —Donald Rodney's touring survey, currently…

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