The first ever photography exhibition ‘takeover’ at the Black Cultural Archives using photographs taken by Neil Kenlock.
Known for his captivating work focusing on key moments in post Windrush Britain, Kenlock’s powerful Expectations Exhibition is no exception. While exploring ideas of the black British leadership experience in the 1960s and 1970s, visitor can for the first explore communal areas of the building. The Expectations Exhibition is curated by Kenlock’s daughter, Emelia Kenlock, who uses a selection of his black and white prints. Each photo tells an honest and unique story of African and Caribbean leaders who Kenlock was lucky enough to capture, many of whom are unsung heroes of British history. OPENING 7 AUGUST – 28 SEPTEMBER 2018.
The exhibition will bring rare prints of key figures such as the formidable anti-discrimination, women’s and squatter’s rights campaigner Olive Morris. There will also be a special print that captured a historic meeting between the community pioneer Courtney Law’s and of the Home Secretary of that time, Lord Jenkins.
Other prints in the exhibition include: Darcus Howe (broadcaster and civil rights campaigner)
Lord David Pitt (Baron of Hampstead, Labour Party politician, GP and political activist)
Arthur Wint OD MBE (first Jamaican Olympic gold medallist and Jamaican High Commissioner)
Steve Barnard (first black BBC radio presenter with a reggae music show). Join the discussion on Twitter and Instagram #ExpectationsProjec
The Expectations project and exhibition is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. To find out more visit www.expectationsproject.com
