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Afterall Exhibition Histories Talks: David A. Bailey on 'Mirage' and Fanon

other · 2026-04-22

Afterall has unveiled a video featuring David A. Bailey in dialogue with Louis Hartnoll, where they reflect on the 1995 exhibition 'Mirage: Enigmas of Race, Difference and Desire' at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. This exhibition explored the impact of Frantz Fanon's 'Black Skin, White Masks'. The video is included in Afterall's Exhibition Histories series. Furthermore, the page highlights additional discussions: Malaysia-based artist Sharon Chin on her 2022 work 'Creatures on the Move (In the Death of the Night)' for the Hiding in Plain Sight programme; Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza discussing Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's 'Can the Subaltern Speak?' with Elisa Adami and Alex Schady for the Two Works series; and the two-part symposium 'Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy (1974–77)' held on 2 February 2023, organized by Afterall Exhibition Histories in collaboration with the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, Asia Art Archive, and the University of Gothenburg, with support from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.

Key facts

  • David A. Bailey discussed 'Mirage: Enigmas of Race, Difference and Desire' with Louis Hartnoll.
  • The exhibition was held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in 1995.
  • The exhibition interrogated the legacy of Frantz Fanon's 'Black Skin, White Masks'.
  • Sharon Chin spoke about her work 'Creatures on the Move (In the Death of the Night)' (2022).
  • Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza discussed Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's 'Can the Subaltern Speak?'.
  • The symposium 'Precarious Solidarities: Artists for Democracy (1974–77)' took place on 2 February 2023.
  • The symposium was organized by Afterall Exhibition Histories.
  • Partners include Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, Asia Art Archive, and University of Gothenburg.

Entities

Artists

  • David A. Bailey
  • Sharon Chin
  • Estefanía Peñafiel Loaiza
  • Frantz Fanon
  • Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

Institutions

  • Afterall
  • Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
  • Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College
  • Asia Art Archive
  • University of Gothenburg
  • Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
  • CSM Art Programme

Locations

  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • Malaysia
  • Bard College
  • New York
  • United States
  • Hong Kong
  • Gothenburg
  • Sweden

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