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245			_aHew Locke : _bwhat have we here? / _cHew Locke, Isabel Seligman and Indra Khanna.
260			_aLondon : _bBritish Museum, _c2024.
300			_a192 pages : _billustrations (black and white, and colour) ; _c25 cm.
500			_aPublished to accompany the exhibition held at the British Museum, London, 17 October 2024 - 9 February 2025.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p.180) and index.
505			_aArtist's statement
505			_aPrologue
505			_aIntroduction / _rIsabel Seligman
505			_aWhat have we here?
505			_aDialogue / _rIndra Khanna and Hew Locke
505			_aEpilogue
505			_aFurther reading
505			_aObjects
520			_aContemporary artist Hew Locke uses the British Museum's collection as a springboard to explore themes of colonialism and cultural interactions. He is interested in dissecting the messy and complex ways in which museums are implicated in histories of empire. The British Museum's history and collections are closely linked to those of the British Empire, which this book addresses alongside a consideration of today's often contentious and deeply felt debates around cultural heritage. Focusing on Britain's historic interactions with Africa, India and the Caribbean from around 1600 onwards, Locke creates a personal exploration of the subject, weaving in his own works such as the Souvenir series and a new commission titled The Watchers. Using interventionist techniques to reframe the collection's historical objects, Locke hopes to leave readers with more questions than answers.
600			_aLocke, Hew, _d1959- _920672
610			_aBritish Museum
650			_aColonies in art _922472
650			_aIntercultural communication in art _942936
700			_aSeligman, Isabel _eauthor _925686
700			_aKhanna, Indra _eauthor _942874
710			_aBritish Museum _ehost institution
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
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