Hew Locke: Passages

Published by the Yale Center for British Art 

Hardcover, 304 Pages, 226 color illus. 
ISBN9780300284683

Edited by Martina Droth and Allie Biswas
Contributions by Kelly Baum, Indie A Choudhury, Hew Locke, Saloni Mathur, Asma Naeem, Rachel Stratton, and Clarrie Wallis

Publication date: September 30, 2025

Description

For thirty years, the Guyanese British artist Hew Locke (b. 1959) has upended the visual codes of imperialism and scrutinized the British Empire’s present-day legacies of colonialism and global capitalism. His dynamic aesthetic encompasses sculpture, photography, drawing, and intricate assemblages that combine nontraditional materials such as cardboard, fabric, beads, sequins, and ready-made toys. Edited by Paul Mellon Director of the Yale Center for British Art Martina Droth and the independent writer and editor Allie Biswas, Hew Locke: Passages showcases the remarkable breadth of Locke’s distinctive practice. Thematic essays from leading curators, critics, and scholars of contemporary art provide the most comprehensive presentation to date of the work of this visionary artist renowned for his incisive interrogations of colonial and postcolonial power.

The exhibition Hew Locke: Passages is on view at the Yale Center for British Art from October 2, 2025, through January 11, 2026.