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Barbara Hepworth: Strings

Michel Ramon, The Artist, Trewyn Studio, 1958,

Feb 6 – May 2, 2025
96 / 129 Portland Rd, Holland Park, London W11 4LW, United Kingdom

“Body experience,” the English sculptor Barbara Hepworth said, “is the center of creation.” Taking note of Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, and Henry Moore, Hepworth (1903–1975) forged her own approach to sculpture, finding a formal language both poetic and pacifist. Her ovoid and biomorphic creations have a purity, delicacy, and idealism that set her apart from male colleagues muscling into space. This exhibition spans three decades of her trailblazing career. —Elena Clavarino

Photo courtesy Bowness