Hew Locke: The Procession

A procession is part of life; people gather and move together to celebrate, worship, protest, mourn, escape, or call for change. These expressions are all at the heart of&nbsp;The Procession, an ambitious installation first commissioned by Tate Britain, UK, and making its North American debut at the ICA Watershed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Through his multivalent practice, Hew Locke OBE RA (born 1959 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom; lives and works in London) explores individual and collective relationships to power, cultural memory, and migration. The artist spent his formative years in the then newly independent country of Guyana, a former British colony, where he became fascinated by the symbols through which individuals and groups assert their identities. His work has touched on a wide array of subjects, from British colonialism and Caribbean carnival to political iconographies and public monuments. He investigates these ideas through materials such as cardboard, costume jewelry, and repurposed emblems of British identity, creating elaborate artworks with layered and expansive meanings that engage with the histories and contemporary legacies of colonialism and empire.&nbsp; Drawing upon a series of motifs and concerns that have occupied the artist over decades,&nbsp;The Procession&nbsp;is a colorful gathering of approximately 140 life-size sculptures of masked figures of all ages and abilities adorned in printed fabrics and embroideries—Caribbean carnival queens, dancers, refugees, horseback-mounted military figures, fishers, laborers, pregnant women, children, drummers, and flag bearers. The forward-facing figures carry props or wear costumes that reproduce imagery from historical paintings, advertisements, share certificates, maps, and photographs, including reproductions of the artist’s own work. Poetic and powerful, this installation draws on the metaphor of the voyage to, in the artist’s words, “reflect on the cycles of history, and the ebb and flow of cultures, people, finance, and power.” Seen within the harborside setting of the ICA Watershed in East Boston,&nbsp;The Procession&nbsp;is a compelling and immersive invitation for visitors to cross historical and narrative time in an experience that delights the eyes and expands the mind.&nbsp;&nbsp; Credits Hew Locke: The Procession&nbsp;was originally commissioned by Tate Britain for its 2022&nbsp;Tate Britain&nbsp;Commission. The ICA Watershed presentation is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, and Anni A. Pullagura, Consulting Assistant Curator, in collaboration with Tate. Support for&nbsp;Hew Locke: The Procession&nbsp;is provided by&nbsp;David Feinberg and Marina Kalb, and&nbsp;an anonymous donor. ICA Watershed programs are supported by Eastern Bank. &nbsp; Installation view, Hew Locke: The Procession, Tate Britain Commission 2022, Tate Britain, Duveen Galleries, London, 2022. Photo by Joe Humphrys. © Hew Locke. All rights reserved, DACS/Artimage 2022 © Tate

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