The Look Again series from Tate Publishing is a new series of small books that opens the discussion about British art over the last 500 years, exploring what art can tell us about our lives today. Each book, written by leading voices in literature, art, and culture, sheds new light on some of the most well-known and beloved artworks in the national collection and invites us to reconsider them.

With visits to the monument of Henry Tate and the grave of Mayor Henry Tulse, the author of the award-winning poetry collection Surge takes a six-hour walk in London to contemplate the meaning of complicity. We live in the legacy of colonialism, which permeates the social structures in which we exist, haunting the streets of London through statues and monuments that honor a violent imperial history.

What does it mean, then, to love this city that was once the heart of an Empire? Look Again: Complicity is a reflective meditation on how art can help us engage with a dark history and an uncertain future.

• Pages: 48
• Dimensions: 10.8x10.8cm