Slaver art is 2% of Parliamentary collection, review finds after Black Lives Matter protests

DEPICTED  WORK OF ART CODE  ARTIST  TITLE  MEDIUM  YEAR CREATED Sir Robert Peel MP WOA S602 Unknown Sir Robert Peel Ceramic unknown WOA S622 Unknown Sir Robert Peel Ceramic unknown WOA 86 Dickinson, William Northcote, James Sir Robert Peel Bart. M.P. Print unknown WOA S569 Unknown Sir Robert Peel MP Ceramic unknown WOA M0566 Unknown … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: He’s no plinth charming, says slaver statue artist Marc Quinn’s ex love 

He was painted a right-on hero this week for creating a statue of the Black Lives Matter protester, Jen Reid.  But has provocative artist Marc Quinn, who once made a bronze statue of supermodel Kate Moss in a compromising yoga position, been hoist by his own petard? For I can reveal his latest work, A … Read more

Liverpool mayor refuses to change name of Penny Lane after claims it is linked to slaver 

The Mayor of Liverpool has slapped down calls to change the street name Penny Lane after allegations resurfaced that it is linked to an 18th Century slave ship owner. Joe Anderson said there is no evidence to support the claim that the south Liverpool road – made famous by The Beatles’ song of the same name … Read more

Toppled statue of slaver Edward Colston WILL be fished out of Bristol docks

The statue of Edward Colston is to be fished out of a river and put on display in a museum, it has been confirmed today. The monument, which had stood in the city centre since 1895, was pulled down and dumped in the River Avon during Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday.  As some 10,000 protesters gathered … Read more