The Other Story (Revisited): Featuring works by South Asian Artists who exhibited in the landmark exhibition The Other Story (1989–90)
11 December 2025 - 6 February 2026
11 December 2025 - 6 February 2026

First shown at the Hayward Gallery, London (29 November 1989 – 4 February 1990), The Other Story brought together artists of Asian, African, and Caribbean ancestry working in post-war Britain. Widely celebrated as a landmark moment, the exhibition confronted Britain’s colonial legacy and highlighted the contributions of artists who had long been marginalised within the art historical canon. Curated by artist, writer, and editor Rasheed Araeen, the exhibition responded directly to the “racism, inequality, and ignorance of other cultures” that characterised the political and cultural climate of late-1980s Britain.

Our exhibition, 35 years on, displays the work of all of the South Asian artists who participated in the show, and includes selected others. The works are displayed throughout the gallery and alongside archival information relating to the artists and The Other Story. The show complements the Paul Mellon Centre's lecture series on the work of Rasheed Araeen, taking place at the National Gallery in October and December 2025.

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  • Rasheed Araeen, Untitled (Wind Catchers, Hyderabad), 1962
    Rasheed Araeen
    b. 1935
    Untitled (Wind Catchers, Hyderabad), 1962
    Signed and dated 'Rasheed Araeen/ 1962' lower right
    Pen and ink on paper
    20.3 x 33 cm
    8 x 13 in
  • Rasheed Araeen, Untitled (Cityscape), 1962
    Rasheed Araeen
    b. 1935
    Untitled (Cityscape), 1962
    Signed and dated 'Rasheed Araeen/ 62' lower right
    Ink wash on paper
    7.6 x 38.1 cm
    3 x 15 in
  • Rasheed Araeen, Preliminary General Arrgt Drawing of Sculpture for Woolgate House, 1968
    Rasheed Araeen
    b. 1935
    Preliminary General Arrgt Drawing of Sculpture for Woolgate House, 1968
    Pen on paper
    52 x 75.5 cm
    20 1/2 x 29 3/4 in
  • Rasheed Araeen, Small Black Cube: 24 x 24 x 24 inch, 2019
    Rasheed Araeen
    Small Black Cube: 24 x 24 x 24 inch, 2019
    Acrylic on wood, in eight sections
    Each 30.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
    12 1/8 x 12 1/8 x 12 1/8 in
    Total 61 x 61 x 61 cm
    24 1/8 x 24 1/8 x 24 1/8 in
  • Rasheed Araeen, Pink Diamond, 2023
    Rasheed Araeen
    b. 1935
    Pink Diamond, 2023
    Signed and numbered
    Painted wood
    75 x 69 x 15 cm
    29 1/2 x 27 1/8 x 5 7/8 in
    Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Avinash Chandra, Untitled (Celestial Figure), 1961
    Avinash Chandra
    1931-1991
    Untitled (Celestial Figure), 1961
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 61' lower right
    Pen, ink and watercolour on paper
    33 x 62 cm
    13 x 24 3/8 in
  • Avinash Chandra, Untitled (Row of figures), 1963
    Avinash Chandra
    1931-1991
    Untitled (Row of figures), 1963
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 63' lower right
    Watercolour and ink on paper
    20 x 94 cm
    7 7/8 x 37 in
  • Avinash Chandra, Untitled (Abstracted Figure), 1964
    Avinash Chandra
    1931-1991
    Untitled (Abstracted Figure), 1964
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 64' lower left
    Pen and ink on paper
    47 x 71 cm
    18 1/2 x 28 in
  • Avinash Chandra, Passion Hill, 1964
    Avinash Chandra
    1931-1991
    Passion Hill, 1964
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 64' lower left
    Watercolour and coloured inks
    56 x 183 cm
    22 x 72 in
  • Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Wayside Well Yugoslavia (1982)
    Avtarjeet Dhanjal
    1940-2025
    Wayside Well Yugoslavia (1982)
    Chromogenic print
    35 x 50 cm
    13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
  • Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Fire Line Pyramid (1983)
    Avtarjeet Dhanjal
    1940-2025
    Fire Line Pyramid (1983)
    Chromogenic print
    35 x 50 cm
    13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
  • Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Dunstall Henge, Wolverhampton (1986)
    Avtarjeet Dhanjal
    1940-2025
    Dunstall Henge, Wolverhampton (1986)
    Chromogenic print
    35 x 50 cm
    13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
  • Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Aluminium kinetic sculptures (1974)
    Avtarjeet Dhanjal
    1940-2025
    Aluminium kinetic sculptures (1974)
    Chromogenic print
    35 x 50 cm
    13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
  • Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Untitled (High Spiral), 1974
    Avtarjeet Dhanjal
    1940-2025
    Untitled (High Spiral), 1974
    Aluminium
    10.5 x 26.5 x 26.5 cm
    4 1/8 x 10 3/8 x 10 3/8 in
  • Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Untitled (Low Spiral), 1974
    Avtarjeet Dhanjal
    1940-2025
    Untitled (Low Spiral), 1974
    Aluminium
    13 x 60 x 60 cm
    5 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
  • Uzo Egonu, Westminster Abbey, 1966
    Uzo Egonu
    1931-1996
    Westminster Abbey, 1966
    Signed and dated lower left
    Oil on canvas
    71 x 91.5 cm
    28 x 36 1/8 in
  • Iqbal Geoffrey, Epitaph, 1963
    Iqbal Geoffrey
    1939-2021
    Epitaph, 1963
    Signed and inscribed on the reverse 'Iqbal Geoffrey 1963/ MacDowell Colony/ EPITAPH' and with Henri Gallery label
    Mixed media on board
    61 x 45.7 cm
    24 x 18 in
  • Iqbal Geoffrey, The Great American Landscape Part V, 1964
    Iqbal Geoffrey
    1939-2021
    The Great American Landscape Part V, 1964
    Mixed media and collage on board
    75.5 x 100 cm
    29 3/4 x 39 3/8 in
  • Balraj Khanna, Untitled (Organic Forms), 1974
    Balraj Khanna
    b. 1940
    Untitled (Organic Forms), 1974
    Signed and dated 'Balraj 74' upper left, inscribed on the reverse of the mount 'Balraj Khanna, Indian painting, NYC'
    Oil and ink on canvas
    25 x 21 cm
    9 7/8 x 8 1/4 in
  • Balraj Khanna, Untitled (Yellow), 1988
    Balraj Khanna
    1940-2024
    Untitled (Yellow), 1988
    Signed and dated 'BK 88' lower left; further signed and dated 'Balraj Khanna 88' on the reverse
    Oil on canvas
    58.5 x 58.5 cm
    23 x 23 in
  • Ronald Moody, Crouched Male Figure, Carved Circa 1950-52.
    Ronald Moody
    1900 - 1984
    Crouched Male Figure, Carved Circa 1950-52.
    Signed 'Moody.' on the base
    Oak, unique
    33.4 cm high, including base
    (13 1⁄8 in.)
  • Ronald Moody, The Brothers, Conceived in 1969
    Ronald Moody
    1900 - 1984
    The Brothers, Conceived in 1969
    Signed 'Moody.' on the side of the base
    Bronze with a brown patina on resin base
    Height: 40 cm. (15 ¾ in.)
  • Ahmed Parvez, Untitled, 1959
    Ahmed Parvez
    1926-1979
    Untitled, 1959
    Signed and dated 'PARVEZ 59' lower left
    Ink and watercolour on paper
    20 x 25 cm
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
  • Ahmed Parvez, Untitled, 1959
    Ahmed Parvez
    1926-1979
    Untitled, 1959
    Signed and dated 'PARVEZ 59' lower right
    Ink and watercolour on paper
    20 x 25 cm
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
  • Ahmed Parvez, Metaphorical Landscape Series, 1961
    Ahmed Parvez
    1926-1979
    Metaphorical Landscape Series, 1961
    Signed and dated lower right
    Ink and watercolour on paper
    46 x 39 cm
    18 1/8 x 15 3/8 in
  • Ahmed Parvez, Untitled (Composition with Purple Figure), 1962
    Ahmed Parvez
    1926-1979
    Untitled (Composition with Purple Figure), 1962
    Watercolour, ink and mixed media on paper
    Signed and dated 'Parvez 62'
    29.7 x 17.5 cm
    11 3/4 x 6 7/8 in
  • Ahmed Parvez, Untitled (Still Life on Red), 1974
    Ahmed Parvez
    1926-1979
    Untitled (Still Life on Red), 1974
    Acrylic on canvas
    76 x 61 cm
    29 7/8 x 24 1/8 in
  • Ivan Peries, Untitled (Standing Figure - Peace), 1982
    Ivan Peries
    1921-1988
    Untitled (Standing Figure - Peace), 1982
    Mogrammed and dated 'IP 82' along lower edge, inscribed 'Peace' on the reverse
    Watercolour on paper
    29.6 x 20.9 cm
    11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in
  • Ivan Peries, Seated Figure in Red, 1985
    Ivan Peries
    1921-1988
    Seated Figure in Red, 1985
    Signed 'IP 85' lower right; signed and inscribed on the reverse 'Seated Figure in Red 1985/ Coll N. Sivasambu/ Ivan Peries/ For Siva/ with Love & in appreciation
    Oil on canvas board
    60 x 50 cm
    23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
  • Saleem Arif Quadri, Enchantments of Earth, Circa 1980s
    Saleem Arif Quadri
    b. 1949
    Enchantments of Earth, Circa 1980s
    Signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse
    Oil on muslin & wood
    82 x 125 cm
    32 1/4 x 49 1/4 in
  • Anwar Jalal Shemza, Five Chairs, 1962
    Anwar Jalal Shemza
    1928-1985
    Five Chairs, 1962
    Signed, dated and numbered 1/10 along lower margin
    Aquatint
    31 x 49.5 cm
    12 1/4 x 19 1/2 in
    Edition 1 of 10
  • Anwar Jalal Shemza, Arches, 1978
    Anwar Jalal Shemza
    1928-1985
    Arches, 1978
    Signed and dated in Urdu lower left
    Gold and silver foil, coloured ink on handmade Japanese paper
    37.5 x 37.5 cm
    14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in
  • Anwar Jalal Shemza, Kites, 1978
    Anwar Jalal Shemza
    1928-1985
    Kites, 1978
    Signed and dated in Urdu lower left
    Pen and ink on paper
    21.3 x 29.7 cm
    8.375 x 11.75 in
  • Francis Newton Souza, Insect (St. Sebastian), 1955
    Francis Newton Souza
    1924-2002
    Insect (St. Sebastian), 1955
    Signed and dated 'Souza 55' lower right; further signed and dated 'FN SOUZA - 1955' on the reverse
    Oil, gouache and graphite on paper
    56 x 38 cm
    22 x 15 in
  • Francis Newton Souza, Untitled (Totemic Head), 1956
    Francis Newton Souza
    1924-2002
    Untitled (Totemic Head), 1956
    Signed and dated 'Souza 1956' upper left
    Monotype with oil on paper
    71 x 53.5 cm
    28 x 21 in
  • Francis Newton Souza, Portrait of a Woman, 1958
    Francis Newton Souza
    1924-2002
    Portrait of a Woman, 1958
    Dated on the reverse
    Mixed media on paper
    31.1 x 15.2 cm
    12 1/4 x 6 in
  • Francis Newton Souza, Head of a Woman, 1959
    Francis Newton Souza
    1924-2002
    Head of a Woman, 1959
    Signed and dated 'Souza 59' centre left
    Pen and ink on magazine paper
    31 x 23.2 cm
    12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in
  • Francis Newton Souza, Untitled (Table), 1965
    Francis Newton Souza
    1924-2002
    Untitled (Table), 1965
    Titled, dated and inscribed with the medium and size on the reverse
    Oil on canvas
    75.6 x 50.6 cm
    29 3/4 x 19 7/8 in
  • Aubrey Williams, Carib Ritual, 1964
    Aubrey Williams
    1926-1990
    Carib Ritual, 1964
    Signed, dated and titled 'Aubrey Williams 64/ CARIB RITUAL' on the reverse
    Oil and mixed media on canvas
    51 x 66.2 cm
    20 1/8 x 26 in
  • Li Yuan-Chia, Untitled, 1960
    Li Yuan-Chia
    1929-1994
    Untitled, 1960
    Signed and dated
    Oil on canvas
    72 x 49.5
  • Li Yuan-Chia, Cosmic 'Point' Multiples (Set of Four), 1968
    Li Yuan-Chia
    1929-1994
    Cosmic 'Point' Multiples (Set of Four), 1968
    16 movable magnetic points and 4 steel panels
    91 x 61 cm (each)
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