The Hepworth Gallery

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The end of the world might not have arrived as prophesied (not yet at least), but today did see The Hepworth Gallery open its doors. The UK’s biggest modern and contemporary art gallery outside of London, the Hepworth piques my interest not just because its an exciting project in itself, but because it’s situated in my hometown of Wakefield – which, to be frank, rarely gets much in the way of cultural attractions.

Some of the works by Barbara Hepworth in the permanent collection
The gallery is of course named after Barbara Hepworth, who was born in the city; her works constitute a large part of the collection. Other highlights include Henry Moore (stemming from nearby Castleford); John Skeaping and Ben Nicholson (both at some point spouses of Hepworth); a Mondrian and a Turner. At the moment, there’s also a great temporary exhibition of works by Eva Rothschild.

Sculptures by Barbara Hepworth outside the gallery

There was also some entertainment put on for today, including a band playing inside one of the gallery’s specially commissioned artworks, many balloons, and also these two unicycled chaps zipping about.
Is the project a success? Well, time will only tell how successful it will be at bringing tourism to Wakefield. But the building is spacious and incredibly well designed, and the collection impressive. As far as modern and contemporary art institutions go, this is one of the best I’ve seen.

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