Henry Moore was born in 1898, in Castleford, England. From a young age he demonstrated a propensity for the arts, and although his early interests included music and literature, sculpture became his central focus. After studying the art form in Leeds and London, he began teaching sculpture at the Royal College of Art in the mid–1920s. It was during this period that Moore’s work began to attract attention; his reputation as a leading figure in modern sculpture grew further upon the conclusion of the Second World War, after which he received commissions for the Festival of Britain and the UNESCO building in Paris. Many of his works commented on their relationship with the surrounding environment. Gagosian explores this theme in an exhibition of Moore’s small-scale sculptures and drawings, which are placed in conversation with furniture from Casa Malaparte. —Jack Sullivan