New films on Hew Locke’s The Procession (2022) featuring Courtauld scholars released

Courtauld Institute of Art scholars have contributed to a series of newly commissioned films on The Procession (2022) by British sculptor and contemporary visual artist Hew Locke, which are now available to view online.

The Procession was a large-scale installation displayed in Tate Britain’s Duveen Galleries from 22 March 2022 – 22 January 2023. It invited visitors to ‘reflect on the cycles of history, and the ebb and flow of cultures, people and finance and power.’

Each of the 10 films approaches The Procession from a different perspective and focuses on a distinctive topic or theme. Contributors from The Courtauld Institute of Art include Professor Mark Hallett, Märit Rausing Director; Dr Esther Chadwick, Lecturer in Art History; Indie A. Choudhury, Lecturer in Modern and Contemporary Art and Professor Dorothy Price, Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art and Critical Race Art History.

Other films feature Hew Locke himself, along with Elena Crippa, Saloni Mathur, Richard Drayton, Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert and Sria Chatterjee.

The films are part of a wider project organised by the Paul Mellon Centre to generate fresh and original perspectives on what is emerging as a major artwork of our time.