Sonia Boyce in WOMEN IN REVOLT! ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE UK 1970-1990, Tate Britain, London
Sonia Boyce's early work Rice n Peas (1982), features in 'Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK, 1970 - 1990' at Tate Britain, London. This extensive survey show presents two decades of art as provocation, protest and progress. Taking the 1970 National Women's Liberation Conference as its starting point, the exhibition explores the relationships between art and the women's movement in the UK. It brings together women who made art about their lives and the inequalities that informed them, acknowledging that the personal is political.
Arranged chronologically, the exhibition addresses the social and political contexts that influenced the art women were making in the 1970s and 1980s. It focuses on artists who were organisers, agitators and community leaders. It includes women who worked independently and those who practised in collaboration. Together, they formed a movement defined only by its range of perspectives, many of which undermined and challenged each other. As a result, the artworks on display are as diverse as those who made them. They remind us there is no single experience of being a woman, an artist or an activist.
'Women in Revolt!' showcases more than 100 artists, introducing a constellation of voices rather than a few individual stars. It recognises and celebrates a wide-ranging network of women who challenged the art world and society. By acknowledging the action these artists took and the relevance their art still holds, the exhibition hopes to give them the attention and credit they deserve.
The exhibition will travel to the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh (24 May 2024 - 26 January 2025) and to the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester in 2025 (7 March - 1 June 2025).
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WOMEN IN REVOLT! ART AND ACTIVISM IN THE UK 1970-1990
Tate Britain,
Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG
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