First shown at the Hayward Gallery, London (29 November 1989 – 4 February 1990), The Other Story brought together artists of Asian, African, and Caribbean ancestry working in post-war Britain. Widely celebrated as a landmark moment, the exhibition confronted Britain’s colonial legacy and highlighted the contributions of artists who had long been marginalised within the art historical canon. Curated by artist, writer, and editor Rasheed Araeen, the exhibition responded directly to the “racism, inequality, and ignorance of other cultures” that characterised the political and cultural climate of late-1980s Britain.

Alongside the South Asian artists, our exhibition will also include works by several other original participants, including Uzo Egonu, Ronald Moody, Aubrey Williams, and Li Yuan-Chia.

This exhibition coincides with the National Gallery’s Paul Mellon Lecture Series, Modern, minimal, practical, and social: the art of Rasheed Araeen, delivered by Courtney J. Martin:

Art & Black Consciousness vs. Form, Functioning and Future: Wolverhampton 1982

Friday, 12 December 

The Other Story and After
Monday, 15 December