Soul of a Nation

The Met’s Self-Styled ‘Museum Mammy’, Kimberly Drew reveals her top five

What to read this weekend: secrets of the magic lantern, ‘Soul of a Nation’ in Arkansas, and China’s bleak democratic prospects

Ways of talking about race and appropriation: Claudia Rankine, Hannah Black and Tate Modern’s ‘Black Art, Black Power’ conference

With a solo presentation at Frieze London, Melvin Edwards discusses symbols, self-expression and his work in the Tate’s ‘Soul of a Nation’ show

Jackson Pollock forgeries uncovered; Solange creates work for Tate’s 'Soul of a Nation'; new Brooklyn gallery to ‘de-gentrify’ space

Successfully layering a broader socio-historical narrative onto a period of radical non-conformity, this is an important show now