Artist Interview—Hew Locke: Gilt | Met Exhibitions

Go behind the scenes with artist Hew Locke, who discusses the inspiration and making of “Gilt,” The Met’s 2022 Facade Commission. Borrowing the format of trophies—emblems of competition and victory—Hew Locke has created four sculptures that reflect on the exercise and representation of power. These works feature details inspired by objects in The Met collection, many rendered unfamiliar through appropriation, fragmentation, and recombination. On view September 15, 2022 through May 22, 2023. Learn more about the exhibition: The exhibition is made possible by the Jane and Robert Carroll Fund, Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, and Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky. Production Credits: Director: Kate Farrell Producer: Melissa Bell Editor: Stephanie Wuertz Jib Camera: Kelly Richardson Camera: Jason Chau, Rachel Batashvili Key Grip: Foster McLaughlin Production Coordinator: Lela Jenkins Production Assistants: Angelina Ding, Aurola Wedman Alfaro Music: Austin Fisher Timelapse Photography: Heather Johnson, Xue Chen Special thanks to Hew Locke, Indra Khanna, and Kelly Baum Subscribe for new content from The Met: #TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Museum © 2022 The Metropolitan Museum of Art