Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 50s, Exhibition, Tate Britain, London: 1 December 2021-3 April 2022

This is one of the first major museum exhibitions to trace the connection between Britain and the Caribbean in the visual arts, perhaps the least explored of the arts when it comes to the Caribbean-British connection, much more often explored through literature and popular music. This connection is one of the richest aspects of art in Britain today—and has been so since the Second World War. 

With a focus on the social, cultural, psychological and political complexities between the 1950s to the present day, this exhibition offers a unique insight into an understudied area of history and art. It explores Britain’s relationship with the Caribbean, spanning a time period from Windrush to the present day, and is a celebration not only of artists from the Caribbean who settled in Britain but also of British artists who found inspiration in Caribbean themes and heritage.

Aubrey Williams, Donald Locke, Horace Ové, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson, Peter Doig, Hurvin Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner and Alberta Whittle are among the 40 artists whose work is featured in this major group exhibition.