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Life Between Islands in London

21 February – 6 March 2022
Man walking down a street past a billboard with a headline that reads 'Open Mics and Encouraging Words Happened Here'.

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Highlighting London’s rich Caribbean-British culture with over 40 stories told across the city

To celebrate Life Between Islands, an exhibition of Caribbean-British art at Tate Britain, we invited artists, community leaders and colleagues from °Õ²¹³Ù±ð’s BAME network to share their stories about the places and spaces across London that mean the most to them. Including never-before-heard memories from Steve McQueen, Ingrid Pollard, Hew Locke, Grace Wales Bonner and more.

There are over 40 stories throughout London, which feature on a series of billboards kindly given to the project by . Look out for them in your neighbourhood. Find the locations on .

Download the stories and printed map PDF [10.5 Mb]
Large billboard at a road junction which reads 'Life Between Islands in Brixton

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Stack of foldout map leaflets on the bar of a pub

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Four billboard posters evenly spaced along a wall a person walking by

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Two vinyl floor stickers on the pavement, one with the a headline that reads 'Pressing Ideas Happened Here' next to a dot on a map labelled Black Ink Collective.

© JackArts

Keskidee Arts Centre

New Beacon Books

Alexandra Palace Park

Blue Mountain Peak

Maxilla Social Club

The Distillery

Westbourne Grove

Leamington Road Villas

Westbourne Park

Top of Kelfield Gardens

Tabernacle

People's Sounds

Trinidad Hill

Speakeasy

Macbeth Centre

East Street Market

Burgess Park

91 Peckham High Street

Curry Stall

Crystal Palace Zoo

Railton Rd

Matchstick Piehouse

Cummin Up

Black Ink Collective

Brixton Market

Black and White Cafe

Black Cultural Archives

Windrush Square

Stuart Hall Library – iniva

Ritzy Cinema

Four Aces Club

Colvestone Youth Centre

Ridley Road Market

Rathbone Market

St Mark's Church

All Nations Club

Phebes Night Club

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21 February – 6 March 2022

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