Michael Forbes
Blk This & Blk That … a state of urgency
3D Virtual Exhibition Tour
Djanogly Gallery at Lakeside Arts
University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD
Michael Forbes
Blk This & Blk That … a state of urgency
Djanogly Gallery at Lakeside Arts
Installation View, Photo: V21 Artspace
© The Artists, Courtesy: Djanogly Gallery at Lakeside Arts
3D Virtual Exhibition Tour
This exhibition includes strong language.
In his first solo exhibition, Nottingham artist Michael Forbes explores themes of contemporary racial politics, migration, history, religion, and blackness/whiteness. He works with sculpture, installation, and photography.
The artist’s new works, exhibited together for the first time, were conceived during the COVID lockdowns for his MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art. Beginning his artistic practice in photography, the exhibition includes two bodies of work. The first, an ongoing project, documents vibrant Caribbean Street carnivals. The second series of designer fashion displays links his lens-based practice to recent sculptural work incorporating shop window mannequins.
Within the 3D Virtual Exhibition Tour you are also able to view Forbes in conversation with Tiktok creator Naomi Eluwa delving into further recent events and explore the historical background of his work.
Find out more: lakesidearts.org.uk
From 10th September 2022 to 6th November 2022