About this episode

This episode features artist Hew Locke discussing his work and the exhibition 'Hew Locke: Passages' at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Episode No. 765 is a holiday clips episode featuring artist Hew Locke. The Museum of Fine Arts Houston is presenting "Hew Locke: Passages," the first US survey of Locke's career, through September 13. Across sculpture, painting, photography and installations, Locke's work considers colonialism, its power, and the ways in which we respond to colonialism and its impacts. Locke, who is Guyanese-British, particularly focuses on British imperialism and how it was constructed, including through monarchy, trade, and (sometimes forced) migration. The show was curated by Martina Droth. The catalogue, which was edited by Droth and Allie Biswas, was published by the YCBA. Bookshop and Amazon offer it for $60-70. In-gallery materials are available here in both English and Spanish. Locke's work has been featured in solo exhibitions at The British Museum, London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Tate Britain, London, the Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston, Pérez Art Museum Miami, and more. In addition to the images below, here are links to works and exhibitions discussed on the program: Hew Locke, Ark , 1994. Hew Locke, Menace to Society (series) , 1999-2001. Hew Locke, The…

People in this episode

Host: Tyler Green

Guest: Hew Locke

Topics covered

• Hew Locke
• colonialism
• art exhibitions
• sculpture
• painting
• photography
• installations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Britain, Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston, Pérez Art Museum Miami, YCBA

Products: Hew Locke: Passages

Books & works: Ark, Menace to Society (series), The Nameless

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