Lubaina Himid

Artist caught up in row over Foreign Office queen portrait speaks out
Larry Achiampong, whose ‘pan-African colours’ replaced picture of former monarch, calls angle of some media coverage deeply problematic
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
Lubaina Himid has a chance encounter and Ai Weiwei takes to the streets – the week in art
The Turner prize-winner collaborates with Magda Stawarska, Weiwei unveils a public sculpture and Hockney and Emin celebrate the power of drawing
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
Thin Black Line legends return, William Kentridge dazzles and Van Gogh meets a modern – the week in art
Lubaina Himid reincarnates a pioneering show, the South African artist re-energises sculpture and Vincent goes head to head with Anselm Kiefer
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
‘We thought we were being naughty!’ The thrilling show by Black and Asian women that rocked the art world
In 1985, a groundbreaking show curated by Lubaina Himid tore down barriers – and appalled critics. As a new exhibition revisits that pivotal moment, the artists remember the prejudice they faced – and what they have achieved since
The Guardian - UK
11 min read
TV tonight: Paris Lees’ captivating millennial coming-of-age drama
Byron is a working-class teenager desperate for a different life. Plus: a great art series continues with Lubaina Himid. Here’s what to watch this evening
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
A Wim Wenders photography exhibition in Berlin, cheese rolling in England, electro music in Lyon, and Wes Anderson's latest voyage of whimsy — here are this week's cultural highlights.
Euronews
7 min read
Lovers, haters, rivals and chums – Seeing Each Other: Portraits of Artists review
What happens when artists paint artists? From Lucian Freud and Celia Paul to Lubaina Himid and Claudette Johnson, this cracking show provides absorbing insights
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
‘You can see affection, love, respect, rivalry’: what happens when artists paint each other?
Ever since Raphael included Leonardo and Michelangelo in a crowd scene of one of his works, artists have had a fascination with depicting their peers, as a new exhibition reveals
The Guardian - UK
6 min read
Mohammed Sami emerges as favourite in predictable Turner prize 2025 shortlist
The Turner prize is the world’s most prestigious award for contemporary art. Named after the renowned British painter J.M.W. Turner, the prize used to be a huge media affair. After it relaunched in 1991, it had a full live feature on Channel 4 (back in the day when most people…
The Conversation
5 min read
Artist Lubaina Himid: ‘The YBAs were wired into selling art. We had no idea that was how to do it’
The pioneering Turner prize winner on being ignored for years, representing the UK at next year’s Venice Biennale, and the joys of Preston
The Guardian - UK
6 min read