Introduction / Penelope Curtis. From Bridgwater to Otterlo: Hepworth, CIAM and 'the synthesis of the arts' / Ann Compton -- Reflections on a relationship: Barbara Hepworth and Ben Nicholson, the early years / Lee Beard -- Barbara Hepworth in print: acquiring an international reputation / Valerie Holman -- 'An act of praise': religion and the work of Barbara Hepworth / Lucy Kent -- Staging scupture / Sophie Bowness and Chris Stephens -- Media and movement: Barbara Hepworth beyond the lens / Inga Fraser -- The guarea wood-carvings: between myth and reality / Helena Bonett -- Sculpting for an international community: exhibitions through the 1960s / Rachel Smith -- From Bridgwater to Otterlo: Hepworth, CIAM and 'the synthesis of the arts' / Penelope Curtis.
Summary:
From its simple origins in her studio, Barbara Hepworth's abstract sculpture has become iconic, taking pride of place in museum collections worldwide and outside buildings such as the UN headquarters in New York. Celebrated throughout her career in Britain, she was also a leading figure in international modern art. This major exhibition charts her progress from the earliest surviving carvings to the large-scale bronzes of the 1960s. Among the highlights are four large sculptures in sumptuous African hardwood - the high point of her post-war carving career - reunited in one room. Uniquely, this retrospective shows the way Hepworth's work was presented or imagined in contexts such as the studio, the theatre, the landscape or with architecture. Alongside sculpture, it features rarely seen textiles, photographs, collages and film, and selected works by her peers and predecessors from Jacob Epstein to Henry Moore.--Tate website.
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