Henry Moore (1898–1986, Castleford, UK) redefined modern sculpture through sweeping forms that echo both the landscape and the human body. Working primarily in bronze and stone, he carved and cast figures that feel at once monumental and intimate—hollowed, sheltering shapes shaped by light as much as material. Influenced by ancient art, geology, and the rhythms of nature, Moore’s sculptures create spaces to look through as well as at. His practice forged a new vocabulary of organic abstraction, grounding modernism in the quiet power of earth and form.
7 July 2025 • Mark Westall
Opening in May 2026, Henry Moore: Monumental Nature represents the largest and most comprehensive showcase of Moore’s work to date
17 April 2025 • Tabish Khan
An excellent array of figurative art from spinning legs to tender portraits.
17 June 2024 • Mark Westall
A new exhibition at the recently renovated Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery tells the story of those five years with 15 works and archival material from the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Venice
13 June 2024 • Mark Westall
The summer season at The Courtauld Gallery in London has opened with a major exhibition of photographs by the acclaimed post-war photographer,… Read More
2 April 2024 • Mark Westall
Alon Zakaim Fine Art open the highly anticipated exhibition “Art Through Time: Contemporary Reflections”, curated by contemporary art specialist Virginia Damtsa.
31 August 2023 • Mark Westall
Opening this autumn at Offer Waterman, On Foot, curated by Jonathan Anderson, will bring contemporary artists into dialogue with iconic works of modern British art.
24 April 2023 • Mark Westall
Gray M.C.A, the international leaders in modern artist textiles have opened ‘Styled by Design’ – an outstanding exhibition of framed 20th Century Modernist Textiles.
22 January 2020 • Mark Westall
The acclaimed artist and author, Edmund de Waal, has curated an exhibition of works by Henry Moore in which visitors will be encouraged to touch some of the sculptures.
19 December 2019 • Paul Carey-Kent
There are two ways to go if you have a large museum space available: one or two big shows or the combination of several smaller shows.
16 June 2019 • Tabish Khan
A mustachioed tiger, tied to a lamppost, heaven and hell, precarious sculpture, helmets, tarred toys and an immense painting.
9 June 2019 • Tabish Khan
Bling, twins, caves, faceless figures, glass, landscapes and a giant rabbit.
17 September 2018 • Staff
The Henry Moore Institute presents a major exhibition of the work of Senga Nengudi. Bringing together pioneering work from 1969 to the present
29 May 2018 • Staff
This week – besides almost losing my passport whilst Spring cleaning – I lay on a very comfortable pink carpet at 180 The Strand and then took a train to Wakefield to feel the density of Anthony McCall’s solid light sculptures and lie down on luscious green grass in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
1 May 2017 • Tabish Khan
Art critic Tabish Khan brings you the top art exhibitions to visit this week. Each one comes with a concise… Read More
28 June 2015 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 5 includes Greek nudes, social media, architecture, graceful curves and bronze.
13 May 2015 • Mark Westall
Photographs of plaster models used by the British sculptor to offer Unesco a choice of works in 1957 are to go on display in London
23 March 2015 • Tabish Khan
This week’s top 6 features Henry Moore, beautiful birds, an organic calendar, a minotaur, voyages to the Arctic and surrealism
10 February 2015 • Mark Westall
Richard Hamilton, The State,1993 Tate, London 2014 © The Estate of Richard Hamilton, DACS 2014 (Part of Jane and Louise… Read More
8 February 2015 • Mark Westall
The observation of nature is part of an artist’s life, it enlarges his form-knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration…I have found principles of form and rhythm from the study of natural objects such as pebbles, rocks, bones, trees, plants… There is in Nature a limitless variety of shapes and rhythms…from which the sculptor can enlarge his form-knowledge experience.
—Henry Moore
23 September 2014 • Mark Westall
Hurray Hurray while stocks last! Original art from £50 in Mayfair!
27 August 2013 • Mark Westall
Every Monday Tabish Khan brings you five exhibitions that you should visit during the week each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether its for you ..
27 August 2013 • Mark Westall
On the face of it, Henry Moore and Auguste Rodin would appear to have little in common other than they were both sculptors.
21 April 2013 • Mark Westall
Tate highlights for the 2014 programme will include major exhibitions from: Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, JMW Turner, Richard Hamilton and Kazimir Malevich.
7 December 2012 • Mark Westall
As part of a year long series of planned celebrations around it’s 175th anniversary the Royal College of Art is presenting a major exhibition exploring the key facets from the RCA spanning over three centuries.
