Exotic Bavarian Native, 2017

The artwork pledge

• NO POVERTY
• ZERO HUNGER
• GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
• QUALITY EDUCATION
• DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
• REDUCED INEQUALITIES
• PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
• PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

Tags

• Cabinet of Curiosities
• Colonialism
• Decolonization
• Displacement
• Figurative
• Geopolitics
• Germany
• Humor
• Imperialism
• India
• Installation
• Postcolonialism
• United Kingdom
• Violence
• Works on Paper

About this artwork

In his works on paper and large-scale installations, the Scottish artist Andrew Gilbert (*1980) combines historical facts with fictive situations as well as the visionary with the absurd. The impulse is provided mostly by incidents connected with colonialism, especially that of the British Empire. Gilbert depicts the repetition of history and the impact of 19th century imperialism on today. His work also examines colonial propaganda in popular culture and literature. He challenges the Western controlled narrative and nostalgia for Empire today. Following recent social and political developments the questions Andrew Gilbert asks, in a darkly humorous and often brutal manner, are more relevant than ever.

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