The Place Is Here review " an art of protest, declaration, revelation
Nottingham ContemporaryThe social upheaval of the Thatcher years saw an explosion of work by black and Asian artists. This compelling show recaptures a pivotal eraConfronted by a black man in Handsworth in the West Midlands, the home secretary is bewildered. Douglas Hurd has come to see the riots and will soon pronounce them entirely criminal in origin. But right now, trailed by camera crews in this dire September of…