As well as Thatcher, MC Hammer and boomboxes, the eighties also saw the launch of the National Black Art Convention. Nottingham Contemporary is exhibiting work from thirty different artists and collectives from the movement, so we sent our vlogger Cara to see what it's all about...
The Place Is Here runs at Nottingham Contemporary until Sunday 30 April 2017
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