Thomas Seibert
and performance art
Annabel Sowemimo reinserts the stories of Black and Indigenous scientists and doctors into the historical narrative
Gathering together fresh perspectives from 28 leading art and museum figures—including artists
referring to the cultures from which his work emerges – queer
Paul Gilroy: The Black Atlantic Juergen Teller Thomas SeibertVerso, 2022, Softcover, 261 pages, 23 15 cm Afrocentrism, Eurocentrism, Caribbean Studies. To the forces of cultural nationalism trapped in their respective camps, this bold book sounds like a liberating call. There is, Paul Gilroy tells us, a culture that is not specifically African, American, Caribbean, or British, but all of these at once; a black Atlantic culture whose themes and techniques transcend ethnicity and nationality to produce something