A Living Collection

11 Mar 2022-1 Jan 2023

Dana Schutz, Atlas, 2019, bronze. Credit: © Dana Schutz. Courtesy the artist, David Zwirner and Thomas Dane Gallery. Photo: Ben Westoby. Acquired for The Hepworth Wakefield in 2021 through a generous donation from The Peter Dubens Foundation and with thanks to Thomas Dane Gallery

Overview

Since Wakefield’s art collection was established in 1923, it has had an aim of nurturing an understanding of contemporary art and its relation to modern life. The Hepworth Wakefield continues to develop the collection with this core aim, showing how art can help us understand and explore current lived experiences. This exhibition will showcase a number of important acquisitions made over the last two years, which will be displayed at the gallery for the very first time.