Liner notes: Tavares Strachan, ‘There is Light Somewhere’, Hayward Gallery, London

This stunning exhibition educates as it enthrals. Strachan’s themes are serious and consistent: he focuses our attention on black people and their achievements that have been sidelined or obscured by our overwhelmingly white understanding – and re-telling – of history.  He navigates this over-arching topic through a wide range of disciplines and media: sculpture, paint,…