Hew Locke at the British Museum review: a dense but endlessly fascinating look at untold histories - 4/5 The artist is after ...

In “Hew Locke, what have we here?”, visitors are asked to consider the legacy of empire and plunder in shaping museum collections.

Over the entrance to the Met are medallion portraits of white, male art heroes. Enter Hew Locke with a timely and pointed message about “Gilt” (or “Guilt”).

The latest exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art's Watershed features an installation by artist Hew Locke. Consisting for 140 figures, they appear live with the consequences of the past.

Art & Exhibitions Hew Locke on the Little Objects That Reveal a Big, Messy History at the British Museum In "what have we here?," the Guyanese-British artist turns his probing eye toward the ...

Installation view of Hew Locke: The Procession at Tate Britain Unsurprisingly given his background, Locke’s oeuvre has been far more international than resolutely British.

The volume of problematic artifacts Locke uncovered in the British Museum’s archives illustrates the fundamental importance of objective historical research.

The British Museum are now releasing free tickets to the Hew Locke: What Have We Here? exhibition every Friday until it ends on February 9th, 2025.

And although Locke’s project turning a ‘critical eye’ on the museum’s colonial legacy, it is also curious about the historical and moral ambiguities that disappear in today’s climate of ...

‘Hew Locke: The Procession’ featured in ICA Watershed’s 2024 season The collection, which includes 100-plus life-size figures, is coming to Boston this May.

Sitting inside a grand office at the British Museum, with a bright green scarf draped over his slim black suit, Hew Locke, the 64-year-old British artist, is casting his mind back to the first ...

Hew Locke’s work – anchored in past events but jarringly contemporary – asks us not to romanticise our history but to question it. The London-based artist, who spent his childhood in Guyana, received ...