Donald Rodney

1961–1998

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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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Artworks

Donald Rodney Visceral Canker

1990
Donald Rodney How the West was Won

1982
Donald Rodney My Catechism

1997
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Donald Rodney In the House of My Father

1996–7

Film and audio

Look Closer

Donald Rodney: A Practice Unfolding

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

Features

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 been …
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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 …
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Art Term

Diaspora

Diaspora is a term used to describe movements in population from one country to another and is often cited in …
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The Blk Art Group

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