Jarvis Cocker and Kim Sion to Curate Hodge Podge at Hepworth Wakefield
Hepworth Wakefield is set to launch 'The Hodge Podge' exhibition in May 2027, with musician Jarvis Cocker and consultant Kim Sion at the helm as curators. The exhibition promises a vibrant collection from renowned artists such as Jeremy Deller, Peter Doig, and Barbara Hepworth, along with emerging outsider artists making their UK public museum debut. Focused on themes like alternative spirituality and dreams, the show will feature a Dreamachine, an innovative light device from 1959 by Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville. Artistic director Laura Smith emphasized Cocker's deep connection to art and Yorkshire as pivotal for this endeavor.
Key facts
- Jarvis Cocker and Kim Sion to curate exhibition at Hepworth Wakefield
- Exhibition titled 'The Hodge Podge' opens May 2027
- Features works by Jeremy Deller, Peter Doig, Barbara Hepworth, Klara Kristalova, Emma Kunz, Mark Leckey, Agnes Pelton
- Includes unknown outsider and visionary artists never exhibited in UK public museums
- Exhibition includes an immersive Dreamachine co-invented by Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville in 1959
- Cocker and Sion explore alternative spiritualities, psychedelia, fandom, dreams, poetry, music
- Hodge Podge Manifesto references 15th-century term 'hochepot' and bower bird behavior
- Laura Smith is artistic director of Hepworth Wakefield
Entities
Artists
- Jarvis Cocker
- Kim Sion
- Jeremy Deller
- Peter Doig
- Barbara Hepworth
- Klara Kristalova
- Emma Kunz
- Mark Leckey
- Agnes Pelton
- Brion Gysin
- Ian Sommerville
Institutions
- Hepworth Wakefield
- St Martin's College of Art and Design
- Camden Arts Centre
- The Guardian
- The Hepworth Wakefield
Locations
- Wakefield
- United Kingdom
- Yorkshire