Yorkshire Sculpture Park celebrates work of female sculptors like Barbara Hepworth in new exhibition
The work of dozens of pioneering female sculptors from down the decades is being celebrated at a major new exhibition in Yorkshire. Yvette Huddleston finds out more.
It is true to say that in many areas of activity, women have often been side-lined from the bigger picture. This is particularly the case in art history which has frequently airbrushed the achievements and influence of women artists, and an exhibition which recently opened at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s Longside Gallery aims to redress the balance.
Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945 is the first extensive survey in a public gallery of post-war British sculpture by women. It spans more than 70 years and explores the work of 50 sculptors including Phyllida Barlow, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth Cornelia Parker, Sarah Lucas, Rachel Whiteread and Alison Wilding.
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