04/06/2026
New Project: Enemies and Rascals by Terence Gower
North America through audio, artefacts and the archive.
Launching in London on the 3 July, Artangel presents Terence Gower’s new polyphonic sound installation.
Enemies and Rascals returns to a largely forgotten episode of North American history: the Invasion of Quebec during the American War of Independence.
Gower’s installation draws on three years of research in public and university archives across Britain and North America. The artist interlaces multiple perspectives from the military campaign, while considering the limitations of the archive itself.
Enemies and Rascals is presented at the Original Cell in the Maughan Library, King’s College London, where the nation’s public records were formerly housed, including documents relating to the governance of Britain’s colonies. As visitors navigate between the metal and slate shelves of the Cell, they will hear competing perspectives from the campaign that trouble familiar and accepted narratives of national history.
🗓️Open from Wednesday – Sunday from 3 July 2026
📍 Maughan Library, King’s College London, London WC2A 1LR
🎫 Free to attend, booking recommended via our website: https://www.artangel.org.uk/project/enemies-and-rascals/
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Enemies and Rascals by Terence Gower is commissioned and produced by Artangel.
Presentation Partners: King's College London
This commission is supported by the Terence Gower Exhibition Circle, the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation and the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom.
Artangel is generously supported using public funding by Arts Council England and by the private patronage of The Artangel International Circle, Special Angels, The Guardian Angels and The Company of Angels.
Enemies and Rascals, a new polyphonic sound installation from Terence Gower, returns to a largely forgotten episode of North American history: the Invasion of Quebec during the American War of Independence.
