Do Tate Galleries Have A Slavery Past?

Do Tate Galleries Have A Slavery Past?

The Tate issued a statement in 2019 to put to rest talk about the gallery founder and namesake Henry Tate’s involvement in slavery. First off, both Henry Tate and Abram Lyle (his partner) were respectively 12 and 14 when slavery was abolished in 1833. Both were...
Protesters Tear Down Statue To Slave Trader In Bristol 

Protesters Tear Down Statue To Slave Trader In Bristol 

A notorious and controversial statue dedicated to a slave trader in Bristol city centre has been torn down and thrown into the harbour by protesters. After a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK, this was taken as a positive action by many. Following a...
Art Basel Cancels 2020 Flagship Fair

Art Basel Cancels 2020 Flagship Fair

Art Basel has announced that after an extensive analysis of the current global situation, due to the Coronavirus pandemic they will not be presenting their flagship Basel show this year. The fair was scheduled to take place at Messe Basel from September 17 to...
Black Art Matters – Paul Carter Robinson

Black Art Matters – Paul Carter Robinson

This is long overdue, but under the worrying circumstances that have dominated the news in the past week, I feel it is essential to voice an opinion representing Artlyst, otherwise, we are complacent and irrelevant. This opinion piece is not meant to grandstand or...