Marking the exhibition’s 50th anniversary, Skulptur Projekte 2027 will take place in Münster, Germany, from 13 June – 3 October 2027. Curated by What, How & for Whom / WHW, the forthcoming edition will feature newly commissioned projects by international artists across around thirty sites throughout the city, with a focus on neighbourhoods undergoing social and urban transformation.
In the city centre, Hew Locke will realise an installation in the Haus der Niederlande at the Krameramtshaus. Built in 1589, the building served as the meeting place and administrative headquarters for local merchants. Locke combines found objects in his sculptures. His works feature both historical and fictional figures staged as representatives of power, while questioning the traditional visual language of monuments and memorials. By working at the historic site of the peace treaty negotiations between the Netherlands and Spain, which brought an end to the two nations’ Eighty Years’ War with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Locke connects the local context to broader histories of colonialism, migration, and the uneven distribution of political power.
Click here for the Skulptur Projekte Münster 2027 website.
