The artist Hew Locke worked for two years with staff across the British Museum to select objects exploring the impact of ...
The British-Guyanese artist Hew Locke will unveil a series of new works at the site of a controversial statue in Ostend depicting the late Belgium monarch Leopold II. Locke’s pieces will ...
The British Museum are spotlighting the artist Hew Locke in this must-see exhibition, questioning the legacy of imperialism ...
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 ...
Hew Locke, the British artist, will ‘interrupt the view’ of the King Leopold II statue with golden symbols of the Congo’s exploitation on poles - Hew Locke/City of Ostend/Rii Schroer for The ...
The Guyanese-British artist Hew Locke worked for two years with staff across the British Museum to select objects with which to explore the cultural impact of British Imperialism.
“What have we here?” is a bold and thought-provoking exhibition that displays sculptor Hew Locke’s in-depth research into the British Museum’s colonial history. Locke shines a light on ...