Direct carving, organic shapes, and fascination with colour, reflect Barbara Hepworth's (1903-1975) deep connection between the human form and the natural world.
She was part of a close circle of refugee artists, architects and designers who brought radical new perspectives to Britain before and during the Second World War.
Coinciding with the exhibition Still Lives from the Hepworth Wakefield (October 2026- April 2027), this talk will explore how Hepworth's body of work deeply engaged with European Modernism and fostered new visions, to expand the story of art.
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Meet the Speaker
Sophie Lachowsky is an art historian, independent lecturer, and writer, working with leading institutions and private galleries in the culture and heritage sectors.
After an international career in law, she graduated from the Courtauld Institute with an MA in History of Art, with a focus on Modernist sculpture.
She is a trustee of The Showroom, a non-profit contemporary art space, in London and the Dorothy Dehner Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York.