But when it comes to alternative histories, which are British-Guyanese artist Hew Locke’s stock in trade, the wordsmakes a lot more sense. Locke, who over a 30-year career has explored the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...