12 images from Making a rukus! Black Queer Histories through Love and Resistance

A behind the scenes still film The Homecoming, as featured in the exhibit (Image: Making a rukus!)

A powerful new exhibition called Making a rukus! Black Queer Histories through Love and Resistance is heading to Somerset House from 11 October. A staging of the work of the rukus! Federation – ‘an art project and living archive exploring contemporary Black LGBTQIA+ cultural and political history’ – the exhibition is curated by rukus! Federation co-founder and archivist extraordinaire, Topher Campbell.

Attitude recently caught up with the artist and filmmaker to hear more about the archive, comprised of over 2,300 pieces, spanning the 70s to the present day. “It’s about creating a playful, joyful, celebratory space for Black LGBTQI+ creativity and community,” he tells us.

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