Donald Rodney

1961–1998

Donald Rodney, ‘In the House of My Father’ 1996–7
In the House of My Father 1996–7
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Biography

Donald Gladstone Rodney (18 May 1961 – 4 March 1998) was a British artist. He was a leading figure in Britain's BLK Art Group of the 1980s and became recognised as "one of the most innovative and versatile artists of his generation." Rodney's work appropriated images from the mass media, art and popular culture to explore issues of racial identity and racism.

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The Blk Art Group Conceptual art Identity politics

Artworks

Donald Rodney, ‘In the House of My Father’ 1996–7

Donald Rodney In the House of My Father

1996–7
On display at Tate Liverpool part of Ideas Depot
Donald Rodney, ‘How the West was Won’ 1982

Donald Rodney How the West was Won

1982
Donald Rodney, ‘My Catechism’ 1997

Donald Rodney My Catechism

1997
Donald Rodney, ‘Visceral Canker’ 1990

Donald Rodney Visceral Canker

1990

Artist as subject

Donald Rodney, ‘In the House of My Father’ 1996–7

Donald Rodney In the House of My Father

1996–7
On display at Tate Liverpool part of Ideas Depot

Film and audio

Donald Rodney: A Practice Unfolding

See how Donald Rodney explores race and representation in his sketchbook collection

Features

Donald Rodney, ‘How the West was Won’ 1982
Behind The Scenes

How do you deal with an artwork that has a missing piece?

Kirstie Beaven

How do you deal with an artwork that has a missing piece? This is one of the questions I've ...
Tate Etc

In the Archive: Donald Rodney's ‘Splash Crowns’

Ishion Hutchinson

Examining the powerful symbolism found in a sketchbook made by Donald Rodney while he was in hospital suffering from sickle-cell ...

Donald Rodney, ‘In the House of My Father’ 1996–7
Art Term

Diaspora

Diaspora is a term used to describe movements in population from one country to another and is often cited in ...

Donald Rodney, ‘How the West was Won’ 1982
Art Term

The Blk Art Group

Formed in Wolverhampton, England, in 1979, The Blk Art Group was an association of young black artists who, inspired by ...
Art Term

British black arts movement

The British black arts movement was a radical political art movement founded in 1982 inspired by anti-racist discourse and feminist ...

Sketches, letters, etc.

Donald Rodney, ‘Sketchbook number 19’ 1987

Donald Rodney Sketchbook number 19

1987
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Donald Rodney, ‘Sketchbook number 5’ 1983–4

Donald Rodney Sketchbook number 5

1983–4
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