'The British Empire is a glorious piece of history.'
Empire is often viewed as something from long ago. However, how can something so massive and inherently damaging not linger?
The process of ending empire, decolonisation, is still not necessarily over. It can't truly be over until we understand wha the effects of empire truly were.
The effects of empire have lingered long after the titles of master and colony have faded and even today we are still unpacking and analysing what empire was and what the effects were. Not only from examining the impacts outside of the formation and freedom of states, but also in national psyche's and our perception of history.
Empire is not only a story of our past, but our present as well.
Artists featured in this Curation:
Paul Gauguin (1848–1903),
Dora Gordine (1895–1991),
Taslim Martin (b.1962),
Yinka Shonibare (b.1962),
Jimo Bola Akolo (1935–2023),
Onslow Whiting (1872–1937),
Philip Henry Christopher Jackson (b.1944),
Morris Art Bronze Foundry,
Thomas Davidson (1842–1919),
Arthur Ernest Pearce (1859–1934),
and 5 more
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John Broad (c.1858–1919), Herbert Ellis (c.1877–c.1910), Greg Bunbury (b.1976), Nadina Ali (b.1984) and
Kenny Hunter (b.1962)
12 artworks
Nevermore 1897
Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)
Oil on canvas
H 60.5 x W 116 cm
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
© Dorich House Museum, Kingston University. Image credit: Tate
Guadaloupe Head 1928
Dora Gordine (1895–1991)
Bronze on fabric & wooden base
H 36 x W 23 x D 23 cm
Tate
© the artist. Image credit: Rochdale Arts & Heritage Service
© Yinka Shonibare CBE. All rights reserved, DACS 2024. Image credit: Government Art Collection
Nelson's Ship in a Bottle 2009
Yinka Shonibare (b.1962)
Plastic, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, cork, acrylic & glass bottle
H 41.3 x W 66 x D 35.5 cm
Government Art Collection
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Fulani Horsemen 1962
Jimo Bola Akolo (1935–2023)
Oil on hardboard
H 133.7 x W 108.2 cm
Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives
Image credit: Sean Bergin / Art UK
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Irene Iacono / Art UK
Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) 2015
Philip Henry Christopher Jackson (b.1944) and Morris Art Bronze Foundry (founded 1921)
Bronze
H 270 cm
Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
England's Pride and Glory 1894
Thomas Davidson (1842–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 91.8 x W 71.1 cm
National Maritime Museum
Image credit: Gordon Baird / Art UK
Doulton Fountain 1888
Arthur Ernest Pearce (1859–1934) and John Broad (c.1858–1919) and Herbert Ellis (c.1877–c.1910)
Terracotta & iron
H 1300 x W 2100 x D 2100 cm
© Greg Bunbury. Image credit: Black Outdoor Art
Black British History is British History 2020
Greg Bunbury (b.1976)
Large format print on paper
H 304.8 x W 609.6 cm
Black Outdoor Art
© the artist. Image credit: London Streetshots, courtesy Black Outdoor Art
Nadina Ali (b.1984)
Large format print on paper
H 304.8 x W 609.6 cm
Black Outdoor Art
© the artist. Image credit: Gordon Baird / Art UK
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Kenny Hunter (b.1962) -
Yinka Shonibare (b.1962) -
Onslow Whiting (1872–1937) -
John Broad (c.1858–1919) -
Taslim Martin (b.1962) -
Dora Gordine (1895–1991) -
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