Interview with Kendrah Morgan, Acclaimed Modernist Sculptor Barbara Hepworth At The Heide

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Kendrah Morgan, Head Curator at the Heide Museum of Modern Art speaks in-depth about the first survey exhibition in Australia of modernist sculptor Barbara Hepworth's (1903–1975) work. Inspired by the landscape and human form, Hepworth was one of the leading British artists of her generation and the first woman sculptor to achieve international recognition. She was also the first Western artist to pierce the form in 1932. Her abstract works are timeless and continue to inspire audiences and artists today. Kendrah explains the span of Hepworth's oeuvre, the materials she used, and the discrimination she faced being a talented woman in a male-dominated medium. BARBARA HEPWORTH – IN EQUILIBRIUM is showing at the Heide until March 13. Book at https://www.heide.com.au/exhibitions/barbara-hepworth-equilibrium/ Broadcast on February 7 2023.