Hear artist Liz Johnson Artur reflect on her approach and portrayal of south London’s black communities, and talk about Top Shelf, a photographic piece she created for the Gallery in 2018.

Top Shelf was the first acquisition under the new Collections Development Policy and set a course for the Gallery’s exciting future. It also represented a historic moment for the Gallery as Johnson Artur is the first woman artist of dual heritage represented in the collection and the Gallery the first public collection in the UK to acquire her work.

[embedded video & existing content]