In the latest episode of Art After Dark, Nancy Durrant is joined by multidisciplinary artist and designer Yinka Ilori.
They explore Royal Academy's exhibition Souls Grown Deep like the Rivers, discovering Black artists from the Southeastern United States who created some of the most spectacular and ingenious works of the last century.
Made from the materials available locally – like clay, driftwood, roots, soil, recycled and cast-off objects – the 64 works date from the mid 20th century to today. Many respond to issues that are locally significant, but global in nature: from economic inequality, oppression and social marginalisation, to sexuality, the influence of place and ancestral memory.
A short walk from the RA, Yinka takes a trip down memory lane at Picturehouse Central at Piccadilly Circus, before a quick drink at Franco's, one of the capital's oldest Italian restaurants.
