RAPHAEL ALBERT

Posted on 2016-07-18

For more than three decades from the late 1960s to the early 1990s, Albert organised and documented numerous black beauty pageants and other cultural events in London, while building up a portfolio of photographs of aspiring models. His long and successful career as a promoter and chronicler of pageants included the establishment of Miss Black and Beautiful, Miss West Indies in Great Britain, and Miss Grenada.

Exhibition runs through to September 24th, 2017

Rivington Place
1 Rivington Place
London
EC2A 3BA

www.rivingtonplace.org

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AIDA SILVESTRI – UNSTERILE CLINIC

Posted on 2016-07-18

Unsterile Clinic, is a exhibition by Aida Silvestri to raise awareness of the widespread practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Unsterile Clinic marks the 2nd anniversary of the Girl Summit, organised in 2014 by the UK government in collaboration with DIFID, UNICEF and the Home Office to mobilise domestic and international forces to end FGM globally within one generation.

Exhibition runs through to September 17th, 2017

Rivington Place
1 Rivington Place
London
EC2A 3BA

www.rivingtonplace.org

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FAUNA BRAZIL

Posted on 2016-07-18

Brazil is the most biologically diverse country on Earth and home to extraordinary plant and animal species. Ecological challenges such as pollution, deforestation and climate change have greatly affected Brazil’s natural areas and there are now 967 wildlife species that are threatened.
This exhibition features photographs by João Marcos Rosa who travelled the country’s natural sanctuaries to document some of these rare and often endangered animals.

Opposite – A pair of Lear’s Macaw in the valleys of the Canudos Ecological Station. Bahia State.

Exhibition runs through to January 8th, 2017

Horniman Museum
100 London Rd
London
SE23 3PQ

horniman.ac.uk

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