Zeid’s reputation as an artist was cemented in the 1950s when she was living between London and Paris and exhibiting extensively internationally. The artist also began experimenting with painting on turkey and chicken bones, which she later cast in polyester resin panels evocative of stained-glass windows. In the later years of her life she unexpectedly returned to figurative painting, creating stylised portraits of her friends and family. Soul Of A Nation: Art In The Age Of Black Power 12 July To 22 October The show opens in 1963 at the height of the Civil Rights movement and its dreams of integration. In its wake emerged more militant calls for Black Power: a rallying cry for African American pride, autonomy and solidarity, drawing inspiration from newly independent African nations. Some engage with legendary figures from the period, with paintings in homage to political leaders Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Angela Davis, musician John Coltrane and sporting hero Jack Johnson. Muhammad Ali is here in Andy Warhol’s famous painting. Spanning the emergence of Black feminism, debates over the possibility of a unique Black aesthetic in photography, and including activist posters as well as purely abstract works, the exhibition asks how the concept of Black Art was promoted, contested and sometimes flatly rejected by artists across the United States. LONDON GLASSBLOWING 62 – 66 BERMONDSEY STREET SE1 3UD 020 7403 2800 Celebrating 80 16 June to 8 July Peter Layton turns 80 this year and to mark this, he has invited a number of glass artists to join him in a celebratory exhibition. Celebrating 80, various glassworks by Peter Layton and artists exhibited at London Glassblowing, Bermondsey Street Resolved Problems 1948 (Oil paint on canvas) Fahrelnissa Zeid | C U L T U R E | THE RIVER MAGAZINE | Summer 2017 35