AJAMU | ARCHIVAL SENSORIA

Cubitt Artists presents a solo exhibition of new and archival works that spotlight Black Queer legacies in Britain by photographer, artist-scholar, archive curator and radical sex activist Ajamu X, curated by Languid Hands.

Exhibition: 20 May - 11 July 2021

Drawing on Ajamu’s personal archive, collected over the artist’s 30 year career, as well as previously unexhibited contact sheets, personal photos, and community documentation, Ajamu: Archival Sensoria is a celebration of Black queer life and a visual tribute to the generative creativity of LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming lives.

Throughout his practice and in an ongoing capacity, Ajamu has chosen to document key figures in Black British queer life through portraiture to resist erasure and ensure they are visible in the archive. This newly commissioned body of work, a series of 22 portraits, taken with the theme of reverence in mind, documents an intergenerational group of people who have contributed to a robust and vibrant Black queer linage in contemporary Britain; artists, photographers, DJ’s, activists, campaigners, writers, thinkers and more.

Timed advance booking is required. Tickets are being released on rolling basis.
To keep visitors and staff safe each time slot is limited to 8 people to ensure social distancing. If you are booking on behalf of a household or bubble which is more than 8 people please contact info@cubittartists.org.uk so we can look into accommodating your visit.

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