Exhibition
HAWKINS & CO
7 Mar 2008 – 4 May 2008
Event times
11am - 6pm, Tues-Sun
Open Bank Holiday Monday
Cost of entry
Free
Address
- 41-51 Greenland Street
- Liverpool
- L1 0BS
- United Kingdom
15 Contemporary Artists - One 16th Century Sailor
About
Kofi AchiampongFaith Bebbington
Donna Berry
Jean-François Boclé
Marcia Brown
Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy
Paul Clarkson
Kimathi Donkor
Raimi Gbadamosi
Tam Joseph
George 'Fowokan' Kelly
Keith Piper
Barbara Walker
Pauline Wiggins
Jane Woolner
Over 70 major works by fifteen British-based and international contemporary artists. The title refers to Elizabethan naval commander Sir John Hawkins, whose 16th century voyages to Africa and the Caribbean pioneered the British slave trade.
The fifteen artists are all known for their thoughtful and sometimes provocative work. Every piece explores a different aspect of the culture and history of the transatlantic African-Caribbean diaspora affected by Hawkins' 450-year legacy. The exhibition will make a significant contribution to events in the former slave-trading port of Liverpool during the city's year as European Capital of Culture.
The 8-week event will one of two opening shows at Liverpool's new arts venue, the Contemporary Urban Centre. Hawkins & Co is curated by Kimathi Donkor for Novas Arts and is sponsored by the Novas Scarman Group.
