Last chance: Imitation of Life – Melodrama & Race in the 21st Century at HOME

As part of HOME’s new season, Imitation of Life: Melodrama and Race in the 21st Century is a new group exhibition at HOME that explores race in contemporary society. The 12 selected artists create a visual map of the last 15 years of racial politics in the US and Europe, bringing together a range of mediums: painting, sculpture, storytelling, theatre, and cinema. The show is inspired by a film of the same name directed by Douglas Sirk in 1959 about motherhood and racial segregation, a film charged with subtext and double meaning. Included will be a new commission from Sophia Al-Maria and work from Larry Achiampong, Michael Armitage (work pictured), Kevin Beasley, Jordan Casteel, Loulou Cherinet, Loretta Fahrenholz, Lauren Halsey, Tony Lewis, Jayson Musson, Jacolby Satterwhite and Martine Syms.

Fri 29 Apr (preview 6 – 9pm), Sat 30 Apr – Sun 3 Jul, HOME, First Street, Manchester, M15 4FN. Tel: 0161 200 1500, Open Tue-Sat 12pm – 8pm, Sun 12pm – 6om, Mon closed (except for bank holidays), FREE, www.homemcr.org