The relevance of image and gesture in the digital age and the relation between 2D and 3D materiality all come under scrutiny in Reckless Rawness, an exhibition about peripheral territories. […]
Nina Royle presents a new body of work, exploring the relationship between water, sight and the nature of images.
Command Lines is a theatrical installation of sculpture, performance and animation by artist Candida Powell-Williams. The works re-imagine the iconic tarot as a three-dimensional experiment in symbolism, action, story-telling and magical […]
Madge Gill was born in Walthamstow and spent most of her years living in East London. A self-taught, visionary artist, she created meticulous artworks, many of which were created while […]
For Yorkshire Sculpture International, Nairy Baghramian displays works from her Maintainers series, recent sculptures that combine aluminium casts, coloured wax and lacquer painted braces with cork. The resolute materiality of each independent element […]
Renowned sculptor Phyllida Barlow is the ‘provocateur’ for the Yorkshire Sculpture International 2019. As provocateur, in 2018, she proposed a series of thought-provoking statements. The festival explores one of the […]
Working almost entirely in figurative sculpture, Huma Bhabha’s approach is unconventional and cross-cultural, making connections between histories, languages and civilisations. Huma Bhabha is making her first public realm commission in […]
Ayşe Erkmen’s sculptural practice transforms environments as she responds to a particular place through eye catching site-specific interventions that draw our attention to locations and things that are often overlooked or hidden. Erkmen’s work is influenced by the historical, cultural, political and geographical significance of a particular place often incorporating the architectural features of those […]
Tamar Harpaz’s work will be on display at the Henry Moore Institute during Yorkshire Sculpture International. Harpaz is best known for sculptures that use light, mirrors, and lenses to create uncanny optical illusions. Combined into meandering installations, they unfold into narratives that touch on the cinematic and spectacular, but lay bare the simple mechanisms of […]
Rachel Harrison’s work draws from a wide range of influences, combining art historical and pop cultural references through a diverse assemblage of materials. For Yorkshire Sculpture International, she exhibits a group of works that relate to the body.
Inspired by anthropology, linguistics and archaeology Maria Loboda unravels the assignation of meaning to symbols and objects throughout history, re-imagining them into new combinations. For Yorkshire Sculpture International Loboda has created a number of lamps, inspired by a 1920s French design, each encasing select insects. Titled The Chosen, each is a reminder of the human implications and […]
Joanna Piotrowska’s work examines the complex power dynamics and psychological effects of human relationships. For Yorkshire Sculpture International, Piotrowska developed a new project based on a selection of her series of photographs Frantic. This series of composed black and white photographs explore notions of the human body and social structures.
Cauleen Smith is an interdisciplinary artist best known for her work in film. Reactivating archives and harnessing the possibilities of imagination, her work especially addresses issues faced by black women today.
Nobuko Tsuchiya uses a variety of media to create imaginative sculptures that evoke an arresting narrative quality. Her work incorporates found household objects including mop buckets, table legs, rags and plastic tubing. Her enigmatic sculptures resemble minimalist mechanisms devoid of function, primitive robots, or curious experiments.
Kimsooja’s practice reflects traditional forms of female labour and craft, and for over 25 years the artist has been inspired by the forms and idea of ‘bottari’ – the South Korean word for a bundle wrapped in fabric. For Yorkshire Sculpture International, Kimsooja transforms Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s historic chapel with a new installation featuring lights […]
What is it like to be sixteen years old in the UK now? This is the central thread running through the national project Sixteen where some of the UK’s foremost […]
The Camouflaged Beauty of Fashion is an exhibition of works by Isabelle Van Zeijl.
This exhibition presents the lost art and forgotten story of Britain’s pioneering female painters. It brings together the work of the 17th Century artists Joan Carlile, Mary Beale, and Anne Killigrew. […]
This comprehensive exhibition, is the first museum survey of Riley’s work to be held in the UK for 16 years, and the largest exhibition of her work to be shown in Scotland. Spanning over 70 years of work, it places particular emphasis on the origins of Riley’s practice and traces pivotal moments across her acclaimed […]
What do jazz and the blues have in common with seventeenth century Baroque music? The winner of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women Helen Cammock sensed that lament, the expression of […]