haven't been this excited and enjoyed writing this much in a while: in the @nytimes this weekend about the enlightening and imaginative In the Black Fantastic exhibition @hayward.gallery. thank you to the people who spoke to me at length and in depth and whose words enliven mine @rashaadnewsome @nickcaveart @linairisviktor @hewlocke @cauleen_smith and especially @ekoweshun 🫡 and equally thankful to work with a particularly excellent editor. a proud moment for me, thinking that I started out in this world with no contacts/networks/exposure to art (the only gallery I visited before I was 18 was the wool museum in Trowbridge - which no longer exists FYI). I am still struggling in a rigged system - but a moment to 👊 myself if I may