'Looty Goes to Heaven reimagines Looty’s story in the context of Birmingham, where Crufts – the largest dog show in the world – is currently situated. Looty, a small Pekingese dog, was taken from China to England during the looting of the Second Opium War and was gifted to Queen Victoria. Looty was one of the first Pekingese dogs to arrive in England, sparking a great interest in the breed.
Amy Ching-Yan Lam’s project consists of an animation of Looty, a book of speculative fiction about Looty’s life, and a poppy meadow. The meadow, to be planted after the Commonwealth Games end, is a legacy project that will feature varieties of papaver somniferum (opium poppy), alongside a wildflower meadow. A small version of this meadow will grow this summer at the Digbeth Community Garden.'— from publisher's website
Onsite
English, 
Chinese - Traditional
history,  identity,  solo exhibition
2022
101
9781906753443
1
artist monograph
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