In 1939, Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975) made her first sculpture threaded with strings.
For the rest of her career, she intermittently combined string with works made from plaster, wood, metal and stone. These were some of her most personally distinctive artistic achievements. In concert with her sculptural practice, she also used string-like motifs in abstract paintings and drawings. Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the artist’s death, Barbara Hepworth: Strings is the first exhibition dedicated to these aspects of Hepworth’s output. The exhibition is curated by Piano Nobile with Michael Regan.
Piano Nobile is using the Gallery130 Spotlight (G130), to accent Hepworth’s work. A high-performance, track-mounted LED spotlight, perfect for high-ceiling spaces like museums and galleries, with a 98+ CRI for ensuring colour authenticity in the artwork. It uses quick-swap lenses that easily adjust the beam width; the G130 is designed for both versatility and precision allowing the light to be sculpted perfectly for each piece.
Photographs: courtesy of Piano Nobile
