Our past exhibitions
Bill Brandt / Henry Moore
Exhibitions
6 Feb - 1 Nov 2020
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Material Encounters
Exhibitions
On display until Nov 2020, FREE entry
The works on display in this exhibition have been selected from Wakefield's art collection to reveal the wide variety of materials artists have used to express sculptural ideas – through abstraction and figuration, and from the early twentieth century up to the present day.
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Christina Quarles
Exhibitions
19 October 2019 - 19 January 2020
The Hepworth Wakefield will present the first solo exhibition in a European museum by American artist Christina Quarles.
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Alan Davie & David Hockney: Early Works
Exhibitions
19 October 2019 - 19 January 2020
This major new exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield will bring together around 45 paintings and works on paper by Alan Davie and David Hockney, many of which have not been seen publicly for decades.
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Yorkshire Sculpture International
Exhibitions
22 June - 29 Sept 2019
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A festival of sculpture across Wakefield and Leeds. At The Hepworth Wakefield, a series of new commissions and debut UK presentations by established and emerging artists from around the world including Nairy Baghramian, Jimmie Durham, Wolfgang Laib and Tau Lewis unfold across the gallery.
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A festival of sculpture across Wakefield and Leeds. At The Hepworth Wakefield, a series of new commissions and debut UK presentations by established and emerging artists from around the world including Nairy Baghramian, Jimmie Durham, Wolfgang Laib and Tau Lewis unfold across the gallery.
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Material Encounters
Exhibitions
22 Jun - 28 Sep 2019
This exhibition as part of Yorkshire Sculpture International continues the investigation into the use of materials with a display of work celebrating the diverse range of artists The Hepworth Wakefield has brought to Yorkshire since opening in 2011.
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Magdalene Odundo: The Journey of Things
Exhibitions
16 February - 2 June 2019
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This exhibition brings together more than 50 of Odundo’s vessels alongside a selection of historic and contemporary objects that have inspired her from across the globe. Works by artists including Edgar Degas, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin are on display.
This exhibition brings together more than 50 of Odundo’s vessels alongside a selection of historic and contemporary objects that have inspired her from across the globe. Works by artists including Edgar Degas, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin are on display.
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Modern Nature: British Photographs from the Hyman Collection
Exhibitions
13 July 2018 - 2 June 2019
This new exhibition of photographs by leading British photographers such as Shirley Baker, Bill Brandt, Anna Fox, Chris Killip, Martin Parr and Tony Ray-Jones explored our evolving relationship with the natural world and how this shapes individuals and communities.
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The Hepworth Prize for Sculpture
Exhibitions
26 Oct 2018 - 20 Jan 2019
The second Hepworth Prize for Sculpture exhibition presents art work by the shortlisted artists Michael Dean, Mona Hatoum, Phillip Lai, Magali Reus and Cerith Wyn Evans.
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Giles Round: The Director
Exhibitions
13 Jul 2018 - 13 Jan 2019
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