The Turner Prize winning artist talks identity and visibility from her St Ives studio

As the first Black artist – and the eldest at 63 – to take the Turner Prize in 2017, Lubaina Himid’s recognition marked a moment in the art world that notably should have come sooner. Highlighting bias and imbalance in the industry, the bittersweet victory brought new significance to themes already integral to Himid’s work, which for the past four decades, has turned an unflinching eye on the legacy of colonialism, the transatlantic slave trade, and the contemporary Black experience.…read more at nowness.com

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