Sculptures honouring Windrush generation to be unveiled in London in 2021
Lanre Bakare, The Guardian
June 2020
Two sculptures – including a 2.7-metre (9ft) figure that will stand outside Hackney town hall – will become the first permanent artworks to honour the Windrush generation when they are unveiled next year. The artworks are being created by artists Thomas J Price and Veronica Ryan and will be installed in 2021. Their announcement coincides with Windrush Day on Monday, and with ongoing debate in the UK about contentious statues and their connections to colonialism and slavery.[…]