Live Breaking News & Updates on Sascha Pohflepp

Stay updated with breaking news from Sascha pohflepp. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Talbot Rice Gallery presents 'Emeka Ogboh: Song of the Union in Edinburgh'


Talbot Rice Gallery presents Emeka Ogboh: Song of the Union in Edinburgh
Emeka Ogboh, Song of the Union, 2021. 7-channel sound installation, duration infinite. Burns Monument, Edinburgh. Courtesy Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh. Photo: Sally Jubb.
EDINBURGH
.-Talbot Rice Gallery and Edinburgh Art Festival announced that a new sound installation by artist Emeka Ogboh (b. 1977, Nigeria) was unveiled at Edinburgh’s Burns Monument. The new public artwork, entitled Song of the Union, co-commissioned by Talbot Rice Gallery and Edinburgh Art Festival, is a response to the ongoing theatre surrounding the UK’s departure from the European Union.
On January 29, 2020, as the United Kingdom departed the European Union and as a final gesture of farewell, Members of the European Parliament took to their feet in Brussels, held hands and sang Robert Burns’ “Auld Lang Syne”—a song which has come to represent solidarity, friendship and open doors. The following ....

United Kingdom , Bruxelles Capitale , City Of , Amy Balkin , Tessa Giblin , Robert Burns , Tonya Mcmullan , Sean Lynch , Femke Herregraven , Kahlil Joseph , Emeka Ogboh , James Webb , Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg , Goethe Institut Glasgow , Bejeng Ndikung , Skulptur Projekte , Sarah Rose , Anca Benera , Isaac Julien , Venice Biennale , Arnold Estefan , Larry Achiampong , Jarsdell Solutions Ltd , Members Of The European Parliament , Scottish Assembly , Song Of The Union ,