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Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto
Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto
22 November 2025 – 4 May 2026
Artist and author Edmund de Waal has curated the first major exhibition of acclaimed Danish ceramicist Axel Salto, considered one of the greatest masters of 20th-century ceramic art.
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A Living Collection
A Living Collection
15 February 2025 - Spring 2026. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.
A Living Collection showcases the many new and recent acquisitions that have joined Wakefield's art collection.
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Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus
Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus
22 November 2025 – 4 May 2026
The first major solo exhibition of Kira Freije’s work in the UK comprising 20 life-size figures arranged in small groupings in various states of action.
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Curator's Talk: Kira Freije
Curator's Talk: Kira Freije
Saturday 28 February, 2pm, £20 / £18 / Members £7 (includes exhibition entry)
In conversation with The Hepworth Wakefield's Interim Artist Director, Laura Smith, Freije will discuss how she creates her life-sized figures, the dynamic staging that is cinematic in both effect and its references, and how her practice is deeply reflective of her interest in literature.
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Lewis Hammond
Lewis Hammond
23 May – 25 October 2026, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s
This exhibition will mark Lewis Hammond’s (b. 1987, Wolverhampton) first museum presentation in the UK, featuring a new body of paintings developed specifically for The Hepworth Wakefield.
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Mrinalini Mukherjee
Mrinalini Mukherjee
23 May – 25 October 2026, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s
This major retrospective at The Hepworth Wakefield will celebrate Indian artist Mrinalini Mukherjee (1949 – 2015), one of the world’s most significant modernist sculptors.
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Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHOR
Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHOR
21 November 2026 – April 2027, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s
Ida Ekblad (b. 1980, Oslo) is one of the most compelling artists working today. Based in Oslo, Norway, her work spans multiple mediums, often blurring the lines between painting and sculpture.
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Marc Chagall: The Circus
Marc Chagall: The Circus
21 November 2026 – April 2027, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents & under 18s
Throughout his prolific career, Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) returned time and again to the vivid imagery of the circus. This exhibition will present Chagall’s celebrated lithographs on this subject, alongside paintings and archival material, both providing an introduction to Chagall’s work and life, and exploring his unique vision and symbology.
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