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British artist chosen to ‘reinterpret’ controversial statue of Belgium’s King Leopold II
A British sculptor has been chosen to make “an artistic intervention” to a divisive statue of the Belgian king whose brutal colonisation of the Congo inspired Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
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Henry Morton Stanley statue row: Explorer 'not racist'
"Stanley was not a racist; he was sacked by King Leopold II in 1884 because he would not accept Leopold's instructions. Diocese of St Asaph Bishop Gregory Cameron said he wanted the statue ...