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New exhibition celebrates migration’s contribution to London

January 11, 2012 by Staff

© Golbanou Moghaddas / courtesy of Museum of London
A new exhibition celebrating the “positive contribution” of migration to London opens at the Museum of London on 20 January 2012.

Developed in partnership with arts and migration organisation motiroti, Streets of Gold features four artworks inspired by objects in the Museum’s collection.

The four are:

redefinition by James Voller (New Zealand), an exploration of how cities rebuild themselves after disasters, featuring original images of the Blitz alongside the words of Christchurch earthquake victims, as spoken by those in the Square Mile;

see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil by Alberta Whittle (Barbados/Scotland), considering the misappropriation of images of transatlantic slavery, and the relationship between souvenirs and more personal travel mementoes;
                 
between water and wind by Golbanou Moghaddas (Iran): a large-scale wall installation which intertwines a print from the Museum’s collection among new images and scripts conveying the transience of the migrant experience;

waste of space by Bojana Jankovic (Serbia) and Dana Olarescu (Romania), in which playscripts from the Museum’s ephemera store are taken out for a “breath of fresh air”.
 
Daniel Saul, the Creative Director of Streets of Gold, said: “The display is a reminder that London has been built on successive dreams of newcomers, and that its riches can be discovered, all around us.”
 
Francis Marshall, Museum of London Curator, said: “London has always been a magnet for young artists. This show is an exciting opportunity for the five participants to reflect on London’s history and take a fresh look at the Museum’s collections.”
 
Motiroti is asking Londoners to take part in the exhibition and help Alberta Whittle to form part of her artwork.

To take part, answer the question “when does London become home for you?” in 2-3 sentences, by posting to @motiroti on twitter or on http://www.facebook.com/motiroti.
 
Streets of Gold is on display at the Museum of London from the 20 January to the 15 April 2012.

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