Unattributable Briefs: Act One
Rudy Loewe
11 Nov 22 – 27 Nov 22
Staffordshire St presents Unattributable Briefs: Act One, a solo exhibition by Rudy Loewe (b.1987). This body of new work looks towards Black Power movements in the English-speaking Caribbean during the 1960s and 70s, particularly in Bermuda and Trinidad.
OPENING EVENT: 11 November 2022 | 6 – 9pm
TICKETS: FREE
VISIT: 11 - 27 November 2022 | 12-8pm Thurs, Fri | 12-6pm Sat, Sun
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Unattributable Briefs: Act One features paintings, drawings and archival reproductions from The National Archives. The works are a part of Loewe’s practice-based PhD research, using recently declassified records from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office as source material. This body of research interrogates the role that the British government took in suppressing Caribbean Black Power at this critical moment for Independence.
Unattributable Briefs: Act One focuses on the actions taken by Caribbean Black Power activists striving for self-determination. This will be followed by Unattributable Briefs: Act Two in 2023 at Orleans House Gallery. The second iteration highlights the operations that the British government took against Caribbean activists, such as unattributable propaganda.
Rudy Loewe is a visual artist who uses painting and drawing to address black histories, Caribbean folklore and gender & sexuality. Their practice interrogates what has become truth in the collective memory, envisaging alternate futures that centre black queer and trans experience.
This exhibition is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
EVENTS:
Reading Group: Black Power | gathering
In these sessions Rudy Loewe will introduce selected texts and we will read them collectively, with space to discuss. No prior reading required. Light refreshments provided.
PART 1: 15 NOVEMBER | 6 – 8PM | FREE
PART 2: 22 NOVEMBER | 6 – 8PM | FREE
Archives and Artistic Practice | panel
As a part of the programme for Unattributable Briefs: Act One there will be a panel discussion with Ajamu X, Onyeka Igwe, Jacob V Joyce and Rudy Loewe; followed by Q&A. In this session the speakers will discuss using archives within artistic practice, particularly those with a relationship to black resistance movements and colonial legacies. This is an in-person event that will be recorded and available after the event.
17 NOVEMBER 2022 | 6 - 8PM | FREE
Community Day | gathering
To close the last weekend of the Unattributable Briefs: Act One exhibition, there will be a free Community Day event. This will include an exhibition tour with Rudy Loewe, a creative family friendly workshop and music from Black Obsidian Sound System. Free Caribbean food will be served.
26 NOVEMBER 2022 | 1 - 6PM | FREE
