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The Culture Show · S18E2 — Episode 2: Who Are You Calling an African Artist?
Season 18 episodes
1. Episode 1: Maxine Peake - Performance, Protest and PeterlooJul 17, 20132. Episode 2: Who Are You Calling an African Artist?Jul 24, 20133. Episode 3: The Unstoppable Thomas HeatherwickJul 31, 20134. Episode 4: Venice - A Tale of Two CitiesAug 7, 20135. Episode 5: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Leonardo da Vinci - The AnatomistAug 14, 20136. Episode 6: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Funny WomenAug 21, 20137. Episode 7: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Happy Birthday TraverseAug 28, 20138. Episode 8: YouTube - The Future of TV?Sep 4, 20139. Episode 9: The People's PalaceSep 10, 201310. Episode 10: A Portrait of Jonathan YeoSep 18, 201311. Episode 11: Northern Soul - Keep the FaithSep 25, 201312. Episode 12: Jon Ronson meets Malcolm Gladwell - Beware the UnderdogOct 2, 201313. Episode 13: Sylvie Guillem - Force of NatureOct 9, 201314. Episode 14: A Night at the London Film FestivalOct 16, 201315. Episode 15: The Art of Chinese PaintingOct 23, 201316. Episode 16: Samuel Johnson Prize 2013Oct 30, 201318. Episode 18: Wars of the HeartNov 6, 201319. Episode 19: Gaga - The Mother MonsterNov 13, 201320. Episode 20: Paul Smith -These Are a Few of My Favourite ThingsNov 20, 201321. Episode 21: Vicky Featherstone - All Change at the Royal CourtNov 27, 201322. Episode 22: Derry Londonderry - A New ChapterDec 4, 201323. Episode 23: Lego - The Building Blocks of ArchitectureFeb 10, 201424. Episode 24: Damon Albarn - SoloFeb 17, 201425. Episode 25: Forget the Oscars, Here are the KermodesFeb 24, 201426. Episode 26: Henri Matisse - A Cut Above the RestMar 3, 201427. Episode 27: Tony Parsons - The Art of BoxingMar 17, 201428. Episode 28: Savion Glover - Happy FeetMar 25, 2014
Synopsis
This summer, Tate Modern has opened its doors to Africa, dedicating an entire wing to two of the most important artists working today: 82-year-old visionary modernist Ibrahim El-Salahi and contemporary free-thinker Meschac Gaba. Writer and curator Morgan Quaintance discovers their extraordinary personal stories, and a struggle for recognition that spans six decades. Studying at the Slade in the 1950s, Ibrahim El-Salahi returned home with a crate full of modern art, to meet a stony faced public in Sudan. Reconciling the language of modernism with the culture of his heritage, he found a powerful new way to express the dreams and ambitions of African independence. It was to lead to imprisonment, exile and eventually freedom.
