Disobedient Bodies : JW Anderson curates The Hepworth Wakefield

18 Mar-18 Jun 2017

Overview

“I’m obsessed by 20th-century British art. I go to Wakefield whenever I can. I have a [Ben] Nicholson and a [Keith] Vaughan. I’m also a big ceramics collector….potters like Lucie Rie, Hans Coper and John Ward.” - Jonathan Anderson, The Telegraph, 2015 Jonathan Anderson, one of the world’s most innovative and critically acclaimed contemporary fashion designers, will respond to Wakefield’s impressive collection of modern British art in a major new exhibition that will explore the human form in art, fashion and design, as figurative sculptures are brought into direct dialogue with designer fashion pieces. British fashion designer Jonathan Anderson responds to Wakefield’s collection of modern British art