The Other Story (Revisited): Featuring works by South Asian Artists who exhibited in the landmark exhibition The Other Story (1989–90)
11 December 2025 - 20 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
    Untitled (Wind Catchers, Hyderabad), 1962
    Pen and ink on paper
    20.3 x 33 cm
    8 x 13 in
    Signed and dated 'Rasheed Araeen/ 1962' lower right
  • Rasheed Araeen, Untitled (Hyderabad), 1962
    Rasheed Araeen
    Untitled (Hyderabad), 1962
    Ink wash on paper
    7.6 x 38.1 cm
    3 x 15 in
    Signed and dated 'Rasheed Araeen/ 62' lower right
  • Rasheed Araeen, Preliminary General Arrgt Drawing of Sculpture for Woolgate House, 1968
    Rasheed Araeen
    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
    Pink Diamond, 2023
    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
    Signed and numbered
  • Avinash Chandra, Untitled (Celestial Figure), 1961
    Avinash Chandra
    Untitled (Celestial Figure), 1961
    Pen, ink and watercolour on paper
    33 x 62 cm
    13 x 24 3/8 in
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 61' lower right
  • Avinash Chandra, Untitled (Row of figures), 1963
    Avinash Chandra
    Untitled (Row of figures), 1963
    Watercolour and ink on paper
    20 x 94 cm
    7 7/8 x 37 in
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 63' lower right
  • Avinash Chandra, Untitled (Abstracted Figure), 1964
    Avinash Chandra
    Untitled (Abstracted Figure), 1964
    Pen and ink on paper
    47 x 71 cm
    18 1/2 x 28 in
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 64' lower left
  • Avinash Chandra, Passion Hill, 1964
    Avinash Chandra
    Passion Hill, 1964
    Watercolour and coloured inks on paper
    56 x 183 cm
    22 x 72 in
    Signed and dated 'Avinash 64' lower left
  • Avtarjeet Dhanjal, Wayside Well Yugoslavia (1982)
    Avtarjeet Dhanjal
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Westminster Abbey, 1966
    Oil on canvas
    71 x 91.5 cm
    28 x 36 1/8 in
    Signed and dated lower left
  • Iqbal Geoffrey, Epitaph, 1963
    Iqbal Geoffrey
    Epitaph, 1963
    Mixed media on board
    61 x 45.7 cm
    24 x 18 in
    Signed and inscribed on the reverse 'Iqbal Geoffrey 1963/ MacDowell Colony/ EPITAPH' and with Henri Gallery label
  • Iqbal Geoffrey, The Great American Landscape Part V, 1964
    Iqbal Geoffrey
    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
    Untitled (Organic Forms), 1974
    Oil and ink on canvas
    25 x 21 cm
    9 7/8 x 8 1/4 in
    Signed and dated 'Balraj 74' upper left, inscribed on the reverse of the mount 'Balraj Khanna N.Y.'
  • Balraj Khanna, Untitled (Yellow), 1988
    Balraj Khanna
    Untitled (Yellow), 1988
    Oil on canvas
    58.5 x 58.5 cm
    23 x 23 in
    Signed and dated 'BK 88' lower left; further signed and dated 'Balraj Khanna 88' on the reverse
  • Ronald Moody, Crouched Male Figure, Carved Circa 1950-52.
    Ronald Moody
    Crouched Male Figure, Carved Circa 1950-52.
    Oak, unique
    33.4 cm high, including base
    (13 1⁄8 in.)
    Signed 'Moody.' on the base
  • Ronald Moody, The Brothers, Conceived in 1969
    Ronald Moody
    The Brothers, Conceived in 1969
    Bronze with a brown patina on resin base
    Height: 40 cm. (15 ¾ in.)
    Signed 'Moody.' on the side of the base
  • Ahmed Parvez, Untitled, 1959
    Ahmed Parvez
    Untitled, 1959
    Ink and watercolour on paper
    20 x 25 cm
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
    Signed and dated 'PARVEZ 59' lower left
  • Ahmed Parvez, Untitled, 1959
    Ahmed Parvez
    Untitled, 1959
    Ink and watercolour on paper
    20 x 25 cm
    7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
    Signed and dated 'PARVEZ 59' lower right
  • Ahmed Parvez, Metaphorical Landscape Series, 1961
    Ahmed Parvez
    Metaphorical Landscape Series, 1961
    Ink and watercolour on paper
    46 x 39 cm
    18 1/8 x 15 3/8 in
    Signed and dated lower right
  • Ahmed Parvez, Untitled (Composition with Purple Figure), 1962
    Ahmed Parvez
    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
    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
    Untitled (Standing Figure - Peace), 1982
    Watercolour on paper
    29.6 x 20.9 cm
    11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in
    Mogrammed and dated 'IP 82' along lower edge, inscribed 'Peace' on the reverse
  • Ivan Peries, Seated Figure in Red, 1985
    Ivan Peries
    Seated Figure in Red, 1985
    Oil on canvas board
    60 x 50 cm
    23 5/8 x 19 3/4 in
    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
  • Saleem Arif Quadri, Enchantments of Earth, Circa 1980s
    Saleem Arif Quadri
    Enchantments of Earth, Circa 1980s
    Oil on muslin & wood
    82 x 125 cm
    32 1/4 x 49 1/4 in
    Signed, dated and inscribed on the reverse
  • Anwar Jalal Shemza, Five Chairs, 1962
    Anwar Jalal Shemza
    Five Chairs, 1962
    Aquatint
    31 x 49.5 cm
    12 1/4 x 19 1/2 in
    Edition 1 of 10
    Signed, dated and numbered 6/10 along lower margin
  • Anwar Jalal Shemza, Arches, 1978
    Anwar Jalal Shemza
    Arches, 1978
    Gold and silver foil, coloured ink on handmade Japanese paper
    37.5 x 37.5 cm
    14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in
    Signed and dated in Urdu lower left
  • Anwar Jalal Shemza, Kites, 1978
    Anwar Jalal Shemza
    Kites, 1978
    Pen and ink on paper
    21.3 x 29.7 cm
    8.375 x 11.75 in
    Signed and dated in Urdu lower left
  • Francis Newton Souza, Insect (St. Sebastian), 1955
    Francis Newton Souza
    Insect (St. Sebastian), 1955
    Oil, gouache and graphite on paper
    56 x 38 cm
    22 x 15 in
    Signed and dated 'Souza 55' lower right; further signed and dated 'FN SOUZA - 1955' on the reverse
  • Francis Newton Souza, Untitled (Totemic Head), 1956
    Francis Newton Souza
    Untitled (Totemic Head), 1956
    Monotype with oil on paper
    71 x 53.5 cm
    28 x 21 in
    Signed and dated 'Souza 1956' upper left
  • Francis Newton Souza, Portrait of a Woman, 1958
    Francis Newton Souza
    Portrait of a Woman, 1958
    Mixed media on paper
    31.1 x 15.2 cm
    12 1/4 x 6 in
    Dated on the reverse
  • Francis Newton Souza, Head of a Woman, 1959
    Francis Newton Souza
    Head of a Woman, 1959
    Pen and ink on magazine paper
    31 x 23.2 cm
    12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in
    Signed and dated 'Souza 59' centre left
  • Francis Newton Souza, Untitled (Table), 1965
    Francis Newton Souza
    Untitled (Table), 1965
    Oil on canvas
    75.6 x 50.6 cm
    29 3/4 x 19 7/8 in
    Titled, dated and inscribed with the medium and size on the reverse
  • Aubrey Williams, Carib Ritual, 1964
    Aubrey Williams
    Carib Ritual, 1964
    Oil and mixed media on canvas
    51 x 66.2 cm
    20 1/8 x 26 in
    Signed, dated and titled 'Aubrey Williams 64/ CARIB RITUAL' on the reverse
  • Li Yuan-Chia, Untitled, 1960
    Li Yuan-Chia
    Untitled, 1960
    Oil on canvas
    72 x 49.5
    Signed and dated
  • Li Yuan-Chia, Cosmic 'Point' Multiples (Set of Four), 1968
    Li Yuan-Chia
    Cosmic 'Point' Multiples (Set of Four), 1968
    16 movable magnetic points and 4 steel panels
    91 x 61 cm (each)
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