BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10600@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T150000 DTSTAMP:20250503T144626Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/museum-of-liverpool-the-singh-tw ins-slaves-of-fashion/ SUMMARY:Museum Of Liverpool: Museum of Liverpool: The Singh Twins: Slaves o f Fashion DESCRIPTION:It’s a proud moment for WoW to host the Liverpool launch of  The Singh Twins‘ latest book\, Slaves of Fashion: Art of the Singh Twin s – Personal Reflections on Hidden Stories of Empire\, Colonialism\, and Their Legacies (Manchester University Press\, 2025). \n\nThis richly il lustrated\, artist-designed book showcases Slaves of Fashion\, an award- winning series of portrait-based allegorical and narrative works by conte mporary British artists The Singh Twins. Slaves of Fashion explores div erse histories and legacies of empire and colonialism through the history of Indian textiles. It is a global story of conflict\, conquest\, explo itation\, slavery\, intercultural exchange\, and changing fashion. The se ries connects these themes to the trade in luxury goods during an age of m aritime exploration\, colonisation\, and industrialisation—all driven by the commercial interests of competing and expanding European imperial pow ers\, from the fifteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. The book includes detailed interpretations of the artworks\, representing The Singh Twins ’ personal reflections on this story and its relevance to topical debate s around racism\, cultural ownership\, decolonisation\, ethical trade\, an d consumerism. It also offers insight into the making of the artworks\, wh ich draw on academic research\, historical archives\, and museum collectio ns. \n\nThe Singh Twins will be in conversation Bryan Biggs\, Director of Cultural Legacies at the Bluecoat. The will discussion will be illustra ted with images from the ‘Slaves of Fashion’ series and followed by a signing of the Slaves of Fashion publication.\n\nThe Singh Twins are internationally recognised contemporary British artists\, known for their highly detailed narrative\, symbolic\, and eclectic style\, combining han d-painted and digital techniques. Through their work\, which they describe as Past-Modern\, they comment on modern-day society\, politics\, and cult ure\, challenge Eurocentrism in the art world\, and demonstrate the contem porary relevance of history and tradition. They have each received many aw ards\, including being made Honorary Citizens of Liverpool in 2009. \n\nB ryan Biggs is Director of Cultural Legacies at the Bluecoat\, the UK’s oldest arts centre\, where he has worked on exhibitions\, live programmes \, international exchanges\, publications\, residencies and a major capita l development. He first curated an exhibition by The Singh Twins in 1994 . He has participated in many discursive events around visual and popular culture\, convening the conference\, Perspectives on a decentred decade  (2022) for the British Art Network. He has an Honorary Doctorate from U niversity of Liverpool and is an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University\, where (as Liverpool Polytechnic) he studied fine art. He cont inues his art practice\, and since 2013 has made a drawing every day.\n\n\ n\nWe encourage people to use public transport to travel to events where p ossible.\n\nPublic Transport: \n\nBus: 10A\, 18\nNearest bus stop(s): J ames Street (Approx. 7min walk) Liverpool ONE Bus Station (Approx. 9 min w alk)\nNearest train station(s): James Street Station (Approx. 7 min walk) Liverpool Central Station (Approx. 18 min walk)\n\n\n \;\n\n\n*These are difficult times. We know some people may struggle to afford full price tickets. If you would like to attend this event but can’t afford to\, p lease contact info@writingonthewall.org.uk. All queries will be treated in confidence\n   \nBOOKING &\; INFO ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/05/WOWFEST-25-WebHead.jpeg CATEGORIES:Events,Literature & Poetry,Talks LOCATION:Museum Of Liverpool\, Pier Head\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool \, L3 1DG\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.406165;-2.995119 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Pier Head\, Liverpool Water front\, Liverpool\, L3 1DG\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100 ;X-TITLE=Museum Of Liverpool:geo:53.406165,-2.995119 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR