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Collection Loan
Autograph is loaning photographs from our collection by artist Rotimi Fani-Kayode to Somerset House's exhibition Making a rukus!
The brand-new exhibition, curated by artist, filmmaker and co-founder of rukus! federation, Topher Campbell, explores Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans creativity, activism, community and pride through archive materials, contemporary artworks and brand-new commissions, celebrating the work of Black LGBTQ+ pioneers and artists since the 1970s. The exhibition demonstrates that the rukus! archive, which takes its inspiration from causing a ruckus, or making a noise, is not a work of static historical documentation, but an ongoing and vital series of political and artistic interventions that bears witness to the joy, friendship, resistance, and creative endeavours of Black LGBTQ+ people in Britain.
Somerset House
Strand, London
WC2R 1LA
Find directions, opening hours, accessibility and ticketing information on Somerset House's website
A founding signatory and one of the first chairs of Autograph, Fani-Kayode was actively engaged in the Black British art scene during the 1980s.
His photographs have been exhibited internationally since 1985, with numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe, America and Africa. In 2003, his work featured in the African Pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennale, Italy and today his works are represented in major public and private collectors including Tate, Guggenheim Museum; Victoria & Albert Museum; The Walther Collection; The Hutchins Center; Kiasma-Museum of Contemporary Art; and the collection of Yinka Shonibare CBE, amongst others.
Banner image: Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Dennis Carney and Essex Hemphill, Brixton [detail], 1988. © Rotimi Fani-Kayode. Courtesy Autograph, London.
Works on loan: All images © Rotimi Fani-Kayode and courtesy Autograph, London. 1) Rotimi Fani-Kayode, City Gent, 1988. 2) Rotimi Fani-Kayode, Dennis Carney and Essex Hemphill, Brixton, 1988.
About the artist: Sunil Gupta, Portrait of Rotimi Fani-Kayode. © and courtesy Sunil Gutpa.
Autograph is a place to see things differently. Since 1988, we have championed photography that explores issues of race, identity, representation, human rights and social justice, sharing how photographs reflect lived experiences and shape our understanding of ourselves and others.
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