DANCE OUT!

Yours truly with Denzil Forrester's epic Blue Tent (1984) - photo Tim MainstoneI'm so proud of my new exhibition at the RWA in Bristol!Dance Out is an exhibition of paintings, drawings and film that celebrates dance as an everyday human activity, both solitary and social. The RWA itself will shape-shift during the exhibition, with the main daylit galleries hosting a series of dance and dance-related events. I co-curated the show with David Remfry; we've brought together paintings, drawings and film across decades of dance culture – from 20th century London and New York to Bristol’s contemporary nightlife. ‘Dance Out’ features David's fabulous watercolours of dancers and the monumental Blue Tent by Denzil Forrester, which captures the energy of 1980s Black British nightlife and is shown by other Carnival-inspired works by Paul Dash and John Lyons, and a premiere from contemporary artist Zoe Spowage. Short films from Tracey Emin RA and Gillian Wearing reflect on the personal and social…