Hew Locke at the British Museum review: a dense but endlessly fascinating look at untold histories
But when it comes to alternative histories, which are British-Guyanese artist Hew Locke’s stock in trade, the wordsmakes a ...
British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II
A British sculptor has been chosen to make “an artistic intervention” to a divisive statue of the Belgian king whose brutal ...
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Hew Locke to ‘disrupt’ statue of Belgium monarch who oversaw brutal Congo regime
The British-Guyanese artist will place five masts in front of the depiction of Leopold II, whose administration was characterised by “systematic brutality and atrocities” ...
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This Extraordinary Exhibition At The British Museum Challenges The Histories Of Imperialism
The British Museum are spotlighting the artist Hew Locke in this must-see exhibition, questioning the legacy of imperialism ...
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Hew Locke: Thought Provoking Exploration Of Imperialism – British Museum – Sue Hubbard
The artist Hew Locke worked for two years with staff across the British Museum to select objects exploring the impact of ...
Hew Locke: ‘The British Museum has become a punching bag’
S itting inside a grand office at the British Museum, with a bright green scarf draped over his slim black suit, Hew Locke, ...
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British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II
Hew Locke won the commission, the first of its kind in Belgium, to recontextualise the equestrian statue of King Leopold II in the seaside resort of Ostend. The landmark monument depicts Leopold ...
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Hew Locke Probes the British Museum’s History
The volume of problematic artifacts Locke uncovered in the British Museum’s archives illustrates the fundamental importance of objective historical research. Hew Locke, (left to right ...
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November Book Bag: from fashion ‘outlaws’ to interviews with the auto-destructive artist Gustav Metzger
Hew Locke: what have we here?, Hew Locke, Isabel Seligman and Indra Khanna, British Museum Press, 192pp, £30 (pb) The Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke unpicks colonialism in a British Museum ...
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Birmingham Commonwealth Games: Artist to decorate Queen Victoria statue
Hew Locke's 2019 exhibition at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery, Here's the Thing, featured figures decorated with ornate regalia and skulls. The Birmingham 2022 Festival cultural programme said the ...
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RIBA and Grimshaw Foundation annual art lecture : Hew Locke and Ekow Eshun
Join us for the 2024 Grimshaw Foundation annual art lecture given by Guyanese-British sculptor Hew Locke, followed by a conversation and questions with writer and curator Ekow Eshun. The annual RIBA ...