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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.
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.
A British artist has been blocked from “reinterpreting” a controversial statue of a colonial Belgian king. Brixton-based sculptor Hew Locke OBE was commissioned to recontextualise the ...
Hew Locke was born in 1959 in Edinburgh, UK, to the artists Donald and Leila Locke. The family sailed from the UK to Guyana in 1966 and Hew was based there until 1980. He returned to the UK to ...
Jurors hearing the quadruple homicide trial of Mathew Locke Friday saw nude images saved to his phone prosecutors argue are relevant to the case.
‘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.
Jurors hearing the quadruple homicide trial of Mathew Locke Friday saw nude images saved to his phone prosecutors argue are relevant to the case.
Through striking sculptures and thought-provoking installations, British sculptor Hew Locke examines symbols of empire, wealth, and conflict, challenging viewers to pause, reflect, and question ...
The British Museum has announced a presentation of new commissions by the artist Hew Locke that will explore the collection's colonial past.
WORCESTER — Jurors heard opening statements Monday in the quadruple homicide trial of Mathew Locke, the former Ware man accused of murdering his cousin’s wife and the couple’s three young ...
British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II Forbidden from changing the monument, Hew Locke will ‘interrupt the view’ with golden symbols of ...
Hew Locke’s sculptural interrogations of Britain’s imperial past may be bang on the spirit of the still-smouldering Black Lives Matter moment. But there’s an elliptical, miniaturist finesse ...