Hawkins & Co

15 Contemporary Artists - One 16th Century Sailor

Image:Guineas (detail) by George ‘Fowokan’ Kelly 7th March – 5th May 2008
(Preview: 6th March)

Contemporary Urban Centre,
41-51 Greenland Street,
Liverpool, L1 0BS +44
Tel: (0)151 708 3530 / 0151 708 3510

11am – 6pm Tuesday – Sunday
(Also open Bank Holiday Monday)

FREE ENTRY

Kofi Achiampong, Faith 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.

Image:Untitled’ performance by Jane Woolner (2007). More than 70 major works by fifteen British-based and international contemporary artists. The theme recalls Elizabethan naval commander Sir John Hawkins, whose 16th century voyages to Africa and the Caribbean pioneered the British slave trade. The 8-week exhibition will be one of the opening shows at Liverpool’s new arts venue, the Contemporary Urban Centre, and will contribute to events in the former slave-trading port during the city’s year as European Capital of Culture.
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 peoples of the transatlantic African-Caribbean diaspora affected by Hawkins’ 450-year legacy. Hawkins & Co is curated by Kimathi Donkor for Novas Arts and sponsored by the Novas Scarman Group.

READ MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND VIEW THEIR WORK

READ THE CATALYST REVIEW OF THIS EXHIBITION

CONTACT Rosita Mohamed:
email: rosita.mohamed@novas.org

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