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Tate Photography: Ajamu X
Series: Tate Photography
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Self-portraiture then is a way to interrogate not just who I am in terms of my identity and sexuality, but, more importantly, who I can fantasise myself to be. Ajamu X, born in Huddersfield in 1963, is a British photographic artist, curator, archivist, and activist. He...
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Self-portraiture then is a way to interrogate not just who I am in terms of my identity and sexuality, but, more importantly, who I can fantasise myself to be.
Ajamu X, born in Huddersfield in 1963, is a British photographic artist, curator, archivist, and activist. He is best known for his fine art photography which explores same-sex desire, the erotic and sensory, and the Black queer body. As a leading specialist in Black British LGBTQ+ history, heritage, and memory, his work as an archivist and activist documents the lives and experiences of Black LGBTQ+ people in the United Kingdom.
His work is held in many private and public collections, including Tate, the Rose Art Museum, Autograph, Arts Council of England, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
I think photography privileges the visual, but in the darkroom the other senses kick in: the sonic, the tactility, the smell is important too.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781849769563
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Tate Publishing
Edition: Paperback original
Contributors:
- Edited by Hannah Marsh
- Producer Bill Jones
- Managing editor Nicola Bion
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 64
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About the Author
Hannah Marsh is Assistant Curator, Contemporary British Art at Tate.
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