J.M.W. Turner and Ellen Gallagher, Joshua Reynolds and Yinka Shonibare. John Singleton Copley and Hew Locke, Past and present collide in this powerful mix of contemporary and historic artwork that examines art and its role in shaping narratives of empire, enslavement, resistance, abolition and colonialism. Informed by ongoing research into the Royal Academy and its colonial past, the expert contributors to this handsome book explore themes of migration, exchange, artistic traditions, identity and belonging, and consider how art might help to set a course for the future.