Hew Locke’s Armada 2019, is an immersive large-scale installation made up of a flotilla of boats and rafts.

BGUK_2316021 - Hew Locke’s Armada 2019, an immersive large-scale installation made up of a flotilla of boats and rafts. An array of cargo ships, fishing boats, caravels and galleons from different historical periods and places will be suspended from the ceiling at shoulder height, with each boat made from and embellished with a variety of materials. Some feature nets and decorations, while others incorporate jewels, charms, military badges, and replica medals from the Caribbean and Syria, and elsewhere. The new displays will feature more than 80 works exploring themes of movement, migration, and international exchange, and how they relate to the history of Liverpool. Works by artists including Anish Kapoor, Piet Mondrian, Ellen Gallagher, Donald Rodney, and Mona Hatoum will be on display, inviting visitors to consider the impact of the global movement of people on artists and art movements throughout the 20th century and beyond. Tate Modern Liverpool.