Hew Locke
Background
1959 Born Edinburgh, UK. Lived from 1966 to 1980 in Georgetown, Guyana. Now based in London.
Education
1988 B.A. Fine Art, Falmouth, UK
1994 M.A. Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London
Collections Include The Government Art Collection, The Tate Gallery collection, The Arts Council of England collection, The Collection of Eileen and Peter Norton, Santa Monica, The Brooklyn Museum collection, New York, The Arnold Lehman collection, The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City collection, The New Art Gallery Walsall, The Victoria & Albert Museum Drawing Collection, London, The British Museum, London and The Henry Moore Institute, UK. |
Awards
2000 Paul Hamlyn Award
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 'The Kingdom of the Blind', Rivington Place, London
2008 'How Do You Want Me?' Hales Gallery, London
2006 'Restoration' commission for Spike Island exhibited at St Thomas the Martyr's Church, Bristol
2005 Solo exhibition The New Art Gallery, Walsall
2005 'Natives and Colonials' Hales Gallery, London
2004 'King Creole' installation on façade of Tate Britain, London
2004 'House of Cards' Luckman Gallery, California State University & The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, USA
2002 ‘The Cardboard Palace’- Chisenhale Gallery, London
2002 ‘Souvenir’ - The Horniman Museum, London
2000 ‘Hemmed In Two’ - The Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Greece
2009 2nd San Juan Triennial, Puerto Rico
2009 'South South' Justina M. Barnincke Gallery, University of Toronto
2008 Guangzhou Triennial, China
2007 – 08 'Infinite Island: Contemporary Caribbean Art', Brooklyn Museum, USA
2007 'I Encuentro Entre dos Mares- Bienal São Paulo',
Valencia Biennale, Spain
2007 'Drawing on Sculpture: Graphic Interventions on the Photographic Surface', Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.
2007 'Picture House, Film, Art and Design', Belsay Hall, nr.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
2006 – 07 'Alien Nation' ICA, London. Then touring to
City Art Gallery, Manchester and
The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art, Norwich
2005 – 06 British Art Show 6, BALTIC Gateshead, Manchester
City Art Gallery,
Nottingham Castle Museum, Bristol.
2005 - 06 'Et Maintenant? - What Now?', Crac Alsace, Altkirch,
France
2005 'Barrocos y Neobarrocos', Palacio de Abrantes, Salamanca,
Spain.
2004 - 05 Two person show with Diana Cooper at The Drawing
Room, London, Chapter
Arts Centre, Cardiff & The City Gallery, Leicester.
2004 - 05 ‘Boys Who Sew' – Crafts Council, London,
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, MAC the
Art Centre for Birmingham, Ipswich Museum and Huddersfield Art Gallery
Publications 2009 'Hew Locke - How do you want me?' published by Editions Janninck. 48 pages, 22 colour pictures, 12.5 x 21cm. There is a limited series with a run of 285 numbered copies which includes an individual work of art (rosettes with hand drawing 23 x 9cm) by Hew Locke slipped inside the book ISBN 978-2-916067-40-7. Plus an unlimited series (softback) which does not include the work of art, ISBN 978-2-916067-41-4. Both avaialble direct from Editions Janninck. |
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2005 Monograph 'Hew Locke', published by The New Art Gallery, Walsall. Hardback, 210 x 270mm, 136 pages, 128 full colour illustrations. Includes a specially commissioned essay by Kris Kuramitsu, Curator and Director of Arts Programmes, Norton Family Foundation, and a conversation with the artist and Prof. Sarat Maharaj. ISBN 0 946652 77 5. Can also be purchased from Cornerhouse or ordered from any good bookshop. 2004 'Diana Cooper Hew Locke' catalogue to exhibition, The Drawing Room, London.ISBN 0-9542668-2-X available for purchase from The Drawing Room or Cornerhouse. 1999 ‘Routes’ companion catalogue to group exhibition, available to purchase from The Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London |
Selected Press and Transmissions
2009
NY Arts magazine - summer issue
Safari - NRK (Norwegian State TV arts programme) - interview on 'Kingdom of the Blind'
2008
Art World - feature on 'How Do You Want Me?', April/May issue
Source - summer, issue 55 - feature on 'How Do You Want Me?'
www.geiab.org review of 'Kingdom of the Blind'
www.dontpaniconline.com review of 'Kingdom of the Blind'
2007
New York Times Style Magazine – interior cover design, Spring issue
Profile, Art News, October issue
2006
Sculpture Journal - 'Natives and Colonials', volume 15.2
The Big Issue - preview of 'Restoration', 17-23 July
2005
Art Papers, Mar/Apr 2005 issue
Profile, Contemporary, issue 73
Independent Newspaper - preview of British Art Show 6
2004
Los Angeles Times, 11/6/04, p E19, review of 'House of Cards', USA
Art Forum On-line Critic's Choice, review of 'House of Cards', USA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/12/04, review of 'House of Cards', USA
2002
Building Design Magazine, issue 1529, review of ‘Cardboard Palace’at Chisenhale Gallery
Art Review , April issue, volume L111, review of ‘Cardboard Palace’at Chisenhale Gallery
Art Forum On-line Critic’s Picks, review of ‘Cardboard Palace’at Chisenhale Gallery
Art Monthly, June issue, review of ‘Cardboard Palace’at Chisenhale Gallery
Contemporary, June July August issue, review of ‘Cardboard Palace’at Chisenhale Gallery
Frieze, issue 70, review of ‘Cardboard Palace’at Chisenhale Gallery
2000
Review of 'East', 'Third Text' issue 53
A more complete list of all press and publications discussing Locke's work available on request.
Other Resources
Click here to hear a webcast of Hew Locke talking about his work Tate Britain in 2009
Norwich Gallery, Norwich, East Archive
Iniva digital archive
British Art Show 6 documentary DVD, includes interview with Hew Locke, which can also be viewed or downloaded here
Click here to hear webcast of Hew Locke talk about his work at Brooklyn Museum in 2007
Merchandise
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Black Queen broach - enamel, diamante, glass eyes, 6cm high |
Black Queen vinyl bag - 42x 42cm |
& Black Queen postcards - available from The Baltic shop and various other outlets.
See also above - Limited Edition art piece with publication 'How do you want me?'
