The Hepworth Wakefield
Lewis Hammond
Until Nov 1
Hammond's first UK museum show — dark, mythological oil paintings exploring home, belonging and dislocation
The Hepworth Wakefield
Wakefield, West Yorkshire 🇬🇧
Named after sculptor Barbara Hepworth, who was born in Wakefield, this David Chipperfield-designed gallery sits on the city's historic waterfront. Opened in 2011, it presents major international exhibitions alongside a permanent collection of modern British art featuring work by Hepworth herself, Henry Moore, and L.S. Lowry. One of the most architecturally distinguished galleries to open in the UK in recent decades.
Explore 3 exhibitions on now and 2 coming soon at The Hepworth Wakefield.
The Hepworth Wakefield
Mrinalini Mukherjee
Until Nov 1
First UK retrospective of Indian modernist sculptor Mukherjee — fibre, bronze, ceramic across 40 years
The Hepworth Wakefield
Rhythm, Dance and Everything: The Body and Performance from Hepworth to Now
Until Mar 1, 2027
Hepworth's iconic sculptures in dialogue with contemporary artists exploring body, movement and identity
Coming SoonThe Hepworth Wakefield
Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHOR
Starting Nov 21
Ekblad's first major UK solo — layered oil paintings and monumental glass and bronze sculptures
Coming SoonThe Hepworth Wakefield
Marc Chagall: The Circus
Starting Nov 21
Chagall's celebrated circus lithographs alongside paintings — acrobats as metaphor for human joy and sorrow
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The Hepworth Wakefield
Wakefield, West Yorkshire·View on artmap
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