Tavares Strachan Reimagines ‘The Last Supper’ in a Monumental Tribute to Black Historical Figures

this quarter (02/09/2024)

From a satellite orbiting Earth for seven years in celebration of Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., the first Black astronaut, to a pulsing neon human skeleton that illuminates Rosalind Franklin’s contributions to the field of science, Tavares Strachan embraces technology and experimental processes to reframe historic narratives. This month in London, the Royal Academy of Arts opened Entangled Pasts 1768-now. Art, Colonialism and Change, a large-scale survey of works by British art historical giants like J. M. W. More Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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