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Thursday 2 June 2022

Artlyst: Hew Locke And The Christian Roots Of Carnival – Tate Britain

My latest piece for Artlyst is on Hew Locke's 'The Procession' at Tate Britain:

"Locke has commented of earlier works that: “What seems difficult for people to realise is that the work is not simply, or mainly a political statement or an illustration of post-colonial ideas. It is about what I am interested in aesthetically and historically. It is not merely educational or designed to get over a political point. Art is emotional, intuitive and mysterious. I’m trying to get at something elusive, possibly unobtainable.” The same is true of The Procession.

Ultimately, though, Locke’s characters process and dress with the same defiance inherent in the original medieval carnivals and in the original Touloulou. They walk and talk, parade and dance, in the face of colonialism, slavery, economic exploitation, rising sea levels and more demonstrating resilience of the face of oppression, torture and discrimination. They will survive and prevail despite the challenges they face and that is ultimately what the installation reveals to its visitors."

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