When it comes to documenting black British history, much of it is excavation work. Often lying dormant in forgotten photo albums, videotapes gathering dust or the dwindling memories of those who lived through it. This is particularly truee for UK’s black queer history.
A new exhibition at Somerset House this winter aims to rectify this. Curated by artist and filmmaker Topher Campbell, Making a Rukus! explores the UK’s black LGBTQ+ creativity, activism, and community through archive materials and contemporary art from the 1970s onwards.
