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5 things to know about In the Black Fantastic
A woman views a kneeling black figurative sculpture with long white hair and a painting featuring dark figures and red-brown earth tones, set against a terracotta gallery wall and floor.
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5 things to know about In the Black Fantastic

An overview of the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition which brought together 11 contemporary artists to sample and reimagine Afrofuturism.

Deborah Levy on Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child
  Installation view of Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child at Hayward Gallery, 2022.
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Deborah Levy on Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child

Deborah Levy, the playwright, poet and novelist, walks us through Louise Bourgeois’ 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition in this video interview.

Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child, a curator tour with Ralph Rugoff
A masked museum visitor stands next to a large wooden and glass display case containing abstract art, with several similar cases and other visitors visible in the bright gallery space.
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Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child, a curator tour with Ralph Rugoff

Get an insight into the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition courtesy of a video tour from the gallery’s Director, Ralph Rugoff.

Tracey Emin on the genius of artist Louise Bourgeois
Tracey Emin, a female artist wearing a black fleece fleece jacket over a dark top sits on a chair in her studio. Behind her three large canvases lean against a studio wall
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Tracey Emin on the genius of artist Louise Bourgeois

Artist Tracey Emin shares stories and insights into Louise Bourgeois and her work, in connection with Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child at Hayward Gallery

Simone Rocha on Louise Bourgeois' artwork 'Untitled' (1996)
Simone Rocha stands in front of Louise Bouregois' art work Untitled (1996) within Hayward Gallery
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Simone Rocha on Louise Bourgeois' artwork 'Untitled' (1996)

Acclaimed fashion designer Simone Rocha leads us through this work from the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition The Woven Child.

Mechanisms of Ambiguity and Sensation: The Late Fabric Sculptures of Louise Bourgeois
A masked woman views five tall, abstract sculptures composed of stacked and sewn fabric elements resembling vertebrae or towers, on a white gallery platform.
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Mechanisms of Ambiguity and Sensation: The Late Fabric Sculptures of Louise Bourgeois

An abridged version of Hayward Gallery Director Ralph Rugoff’s essay for the exhibition catalogue of Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child.

Winter Light: David Batchelor, Sixty Minute Spectrum
Artist David Batchelor stands on the roof of the Hayward Gallery beside the pyramid windows, illuminated by his installation piece Sixty Minute Spectrum
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Winter Light: David Batchelor, Sixty Minute Spectrum

Artist David Batchelor introduces his Hayward Gallery rooftop light installation Sixty Minute Spectrum in this video interview

5 things to know about Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child
Louise Bourgeois installation
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5 things to know about Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child

Get an insight into this 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition showcasing the fabric and textile works of Louise Bourgeois.

Klaus Weber introduces his Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors
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Klaus Weber introduces his Thinking Fountains

Artist Klaus Weber introduces his sculpture Thinking Fountains, at Hayward Gallery, in this short video interview

David Batchelor on art and the urban environment
Artist David Batchelor stands on the roof of the Hayward Gallery between the pyramid windows, illuminated by his installation piece Sixty Minute Spectrum
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David Batchelor on art and the urban environment

Read an interview with artist and sculptor David Batchelor on his current Hayward Gallery and Southbank Centre roof commission.

Winter Light: David Ogle
David Ogle, Loomin, 2020: Light installations on trees around the Southbank Centre. Image credit, Morley Von Sternberg
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Winter Light: David Ogle

David Ogle introduces his installation piece Loomin (2020) part of the annual Winter Light showcase at the Southbank Centre.

Tim Noble and Sue Webster’s Forever: the story behind the artwork
Image of light work
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Tim Noble and Sue Webster’s Forever: the story behind the artwork

Artist Tim Noble explains how the signage piece, Forever (2015), by Noble and Sue Webster, went from a bus-stop to our Winter Light exhibition.