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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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 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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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 ...
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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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‘What Have We Here?’: Britain’s colonial horrors
What have we here?” is Hew Locke’s bold and thought-provoking exhibition that exposes the British Museum's bloody colonial ...
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Hew Locke
The volume of problematic artifacts Locke uncovered in the British Museum’s archives illustrates the fundamental importance of objective historical research. There are close to a hundred rooms at the ...