Reflecting Skin
Reflecting Skin
Writer and broadcaster Bonnie Greer visits Germany, Holland and France to examine the significance of depictions of black people in western art. She considers various works, from the statue of St Maurice in East Germany, to the images of slavery in Dutch art, and gains insights from pundits including cultural critic Stuart Hall and David Dabydeen, author of Hogarth's Blacks. First broadcast in 2002
Reflecting Skin airs on BBC Four HD at 10:30 PM, Monday 12 October. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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