{"product_id":"belly-full-of-histories-2025","title":"Belly Full of Histories, 2025 by Rudy Loewe","description":"\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eRudy Loewe’s new limited-edition print, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eBelly Full of Histories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eaccompanies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e their commission at Brixton Underground station, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eThe Congregation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW109303301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eLoewe’s commission honours Brixton’s history as a place of resistance and community gathering, particularly for London’s Black communities. Like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eThe Congregation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eBelly Full of Histories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e features multiple scenes celebrating the figures and history of the local area. These scenes are drawn from archival research and interviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e: a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e demonstration takes place every New Year’s Eve outside HM Prison Brixton in solidarity with prisoners. A faith healer offers healing outside Brixton station. Locals \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eprotest against\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e housing cuts, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eevictions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e and police brutality. Atlantic Road, home of the Frontline Off Licence, is the site of the first resistance during the 1981 Brixton Uprising.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW109303301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eBelly Full of Histories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003epays tribute to figures and communities that have shaped the culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eof the local area. Activist and campaigner Marcia Rigg is depicted in ‘Holding the Flame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e’,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003evirtual statue created by Aswarm in memory of her brother, Sean Rigg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003ewho died in police\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003ecustody at Brixton Police Station in 2008. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eSisterMatic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e, a sound system which started in the 1980s in Brixton, can be seen providing a safe space for Black Lesbian wome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003en.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW109303301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eSlogans such as ‘Don’t Bow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e’,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e inspired by graffiti from Jamaica, serve as a reminder to resist oppressive state systems. The phrase, ‘this place a belly full of histories’ is presented as if sung by a gospel singer, weaving through the artwork. The patterns and slogans are picked out in Yellow, Brown \u0026amp; Black enamel glazes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW109303301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eThrough the use of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e vivid colour, text and image\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003eBelly Full of Histories \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW109303301 BCX0\"\u003evisualises the rich sensorial experience of Brixton and celebrates the area as a site of gathering and collective resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW109303301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW147882200 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003eDigital pigment with 3 colour gloss enamel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003esilkscreen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003eoverlay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003e on Somerset Velvet 330gsm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW147882200 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW147882200 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003eEdition of 30, signed and numbered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW147882200 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW147882200 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London Transport Museum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56443422966108,"sku":"491242","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8090\/2236\/files\/belly_full_of_histories_1200.jpg?v=1768217708","url":"https:\/\/shop.ltmuseum.co.uk\/products\/belly-full-of-histories-2025","provider":"London Transport Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}