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Viewing Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life

The Wick Culture - Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red), 1940 © Bowness. Photo © Tate

Above Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red), 1940 © Bowness. Photo © Tate

The Wick Culture - Notes and swatches for Sir Michael Tippett's opera, 'The Midsummer Marriage' by the artist Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975).

Above Notes and swatches for Sir Michael Tippett’s opera, ‘The Midsummer Marriage’ by the artist Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975).

The Wick Culture - Barbara Hepworth at Trewyn Studio, St Ives in 1957 with Stringed Figure (Curlew) [Version II] 1956 © Bowness

Above Barbara Hepworth at Trewyn Studio, St Ives in 1957 with Stringed Figure (Curlew) [Version II] 1956 © Bowness

The Wick Culture - Barbara Hepworth in Trewyn Studio, St Ives in 1958 © Bowness. Photo by Michel Ramon

Above Barbara Hepworth in Trewyn Studio, St Ives in 1958 © Bowness. Photo by Michel Ramon

The Wick Culture - Stringed Figure (Curlew) [Version II] 1956, edition 1959. © Bowness. Photo © Tate

Above Stringed Figure (Curlew) [Version II] 1956, edition 1959. © Bowness. Photo © Tate

The Wick Culture - Barbara Hepworth - Curved Form (Trevalgan) 1956. Courtesy of the British Council Collection. Photo © The British Council

Above Barbara Hepworth – Curved Form (Trevalgan) 1956. Courtesy of the British Council Collection. Photo © The British Council

The Wick Culture - Barbara Hepworth - Construction 1. Image courtesy of The Ingram Collection.

Above Barbara Hepworth – Construction 1. Image courtesy of The Ingram Collection.

The Wick Culture - Bicentric Form 1949 © Bowness. Image © Tate

Above Bicentric Form 1949 © Bowness. Image © Tate

Above Sculpture with Colour (Deep Blue and Red), 1940 © Bowness. Photo © Tate

Above Notes and swatches for Sir Michael Tippett’s opera, ‘The Midsummer Marriage’ by the artist Barbara Hepworth (1903-1975).

Above Barbara Hepworth at Trewyn Studio, St Ives in 1957 with Stringed Figure (Curlew) [Version II] 1956 © Bowness

Above Barbara Hepworth in Trewyn Studio, St Ives in 1958 © Bowness. Photo by Michel Ramon

Above Stringed Figure (Curlew) [Version II] 1956, edition 1959. © Bowness. Photo © Tate

Above Barbara Hepworth – Curved Form (Trevalgan) 1956. Courtesy of the British Council Collection. Photo © The British Council

Above Barbara Hepworth – Construction 1. Image courtesy of The Ingram Collection.

Above Bicentric Form 1949 © Bowness. Image © Tate

Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life
Tate St Ives, St Ives

26 November 2022 — 1 May 2023
www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-st-ives/barbara-hepworth-art-and-life

Barbara Hepworth is one of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century. Taking inspiration from the landscape around her, she revolutionised sculpture by exploring the possibilities of neutral space. This landmark retrospective, first seen at the Hepworth Wakefield in Yorkshire, celebrates her life and art, while underlining the influence of St Ives and its close-knit artistic community on her work.

Through some 50 sculptures, as well as rarely seen drawings, paintings and archival material, Barbara Hepworth: Art & Life traces the artist’s journey from her initial studies in Leeds and her travels in Europe, to her life in London and later years in St Ives. You’ll see her transition from overtly figurative work towards abstraction as well as her enduring interest in the body, space and spirituality.

Highlight works include Disc with Strings (Moon) from 1969, perhaps inspired by advances in space exploration, and her monumental Single Form, made for the United Nations Headquarters in New York in 1964. Also shown are the artist’s forays into stage design.

Shown together, they reveal the remarkable range of Hepworth’s work — and her steadfast commitment to challenging the boundaries of modern sculpture.

Viewing Nasim Hantehzadeh: Ray of Light

The Wick Culture - Nasim Hantehzadeh
At the end of the day, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh At the end of the day, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

The Wick Culture - Nasim Hantehzadeh
Hugging myself, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh Hugging myself, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

The Wick Culture - Nasim Hantehzadeh
Last year was the 10th year, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh Last year was the 10th year, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

The Wick Culture - Nasim Hantehzadeh
On the night of the full moon, we learned to trust each other, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh On the night of the full moon, we learned to trust each other, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

The Wick Culture - Nasim Hantehzadeh
The circle, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh The circle, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

The Wick Culture - Nasim Hantehzadeh
Which way is time moving? All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh Which way is time moving? All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh At the end of the day, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh Hugging myself, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh Last year was the 10th year, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh On the night of the full moon, we learned to trust each other, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh The circle, 2022. All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Above Nasim Hantehzadeh Which way is time moving? All images courtesy of the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London.

Nasim Hantehzadeh: Ray of Light
Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London

18 November 2022 — 7 January 2023
www.houldsworth.co.uk/exhibitions/125-nasim-hantehzadeh-ray-of-light/press_release_text/

Zip over to Pippy Houldsworth Gallery this November to see the first UK solo exhibition by LA-based Iranian artist Nasim Hantehzadeh. Inspired by everything from Palaeolithic cave paintings and indigenous art from Mexico to Islamic architecture and ancient Persian rug patterns, Hantehzadeh creates deeply personal works that reflect their cultural duality and explore personal and collective memory.

They also addresse themes of identity, personhood, sexuality and race, evoking a world in which categories are deliberately in flux and undefined. In At the End of the Day (2022), for instance, the embellished orifices and sexual organs are transfigured from the corporeal to the otherworldly. The gate is open, meanwhile, is a meditation on vulnerability and openness in the face of the country’s extreme laws against LGBT people.

By dismantling preconceptions of a pre-modern Islamic gender system, Hantehzadeh fortifies their stance on Iranian feminism and the powerful role it plays in their country’s culture wars. Considering the current political situation, this show couldn’t be more apt.

Viewing Lakwena Maciver: A green and pleasant land (HA-HA)

The Wick Culture - Lakwena Maciver, HA-HA 1-27, 2022 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, HA-HA 1-27, 2022 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The Wick Culture - Lakwena Maciver, HA-HA 1-27, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, HA-HA 1-27, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The Wick Culture - Lakwena Maciver, Re-Educate the World (HA-HA) , 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Re-Educate the World (HA-HA) , 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The Wick Culture - Lakwena Maciver, Do Better (HA-HA), 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Do Better (HA-HA), 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The Wick Culture - Lakwena Maciver, Righteous Like We (HA-HA), 2022 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Righteous Like We (HA-HA), 2022 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

The Wick Culture - Lakwena Maciver, Righteous Like We (HA-HA), 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Righteous Like We (HA-HA), 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, HA-HA 1-27, 2022 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, HA-HA 1-27, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Re-Educate the World (HA-HA) , 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Do Better (HA-HA), 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Righteous Like We (HA-HA), 2022 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Above Lakwena Maciver, Righteous Like We (HA-HA), 2022. Courtesy the artist and Vigo Gallery, London. Photo © Jonty Wilde, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Lakwena Maciver: A green and pleasant land (HA-HA)
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire

12 November 2022 — 19 March 2023
www.ysp.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/lakwena-maciver-a-green-and-pleasant-land-ha-ha

Lakwena Maciver has had a bumper couple of years. She has made her name creating electrifying, joyful installations — spanning public murals, panel paintings and banners — with messages of ‘hope, redemption, decolonisation and paradise’. Referencing everyday shared experiences as well as pop culture, fashion and basketball, they have emboldened cities around the world, from London and Paris to Munich and Miami.

In 2021 she launched her much-hyped capsule collection with Fiorucci, transformed the roof of Temple tube station into a kaleidoscopic ‘vision of paradise’, and installed a series of large-scale basketball paintings in the courtyard of Somerset House during 1:54. Now she’s presenting a major solo show of new paintings and textile works at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

For this body of new work, Maciver has drawn inspiration from YSP’s landscape and the 18th-century ha-ha, concealed walled ditches that were built to stop livestock straying into gardens without the need for visible fences. Full of colour and sparkling words, the resulting works explore notions of power, ownership, access, control, boundaries and division. They also examine hierarchies of liberty and space. Like much of her work, these new paintings tackle punchy themes in digestible ways. Get thee to Yorkshire sharpish.