The work confronts Britain’s colonial historical past and features, among other components, a reference to Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, who fought in opposition to British imperialism in India during the 19th-century. Protests following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in May occurred around the globe this yr, and art played a big function in the motion that followed. Murals dedicated to Floyd have been painted in public areas in Dallas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Nairobi, Brussels, and elsewhere as demonstrations continued. One such work painted on the aspect of the grocery store in Minneapolis where Floyd was…
The work confronts Britain’s colonial historical past and features, among other components, a reference to Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, who fought in opposition to British imperialism in India during the 19th-century. Protests following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis in May occurred around the globe this yr, and art played a big function in the motion that followed. Murals dedicated to Floyd have been painted in public areas in Dallas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Nairobi, Brussels, and elsewhere as demonstrations continued. One such work painted on the aspect of the grocery store in Minneapolis where Floyd was…