| Work by Eva Rothschild is first contemporary art acquisition for the Hepworth Wakefield |
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WAKEFIELD.- The Hepworth Wakefield announces its first art contemporary art acquisition. Purchased through the Contemporary Art Society’s Acquisitions Scheme and with the support of the Art Fund, Wandering Palm, 2011 by Eva Rothschild, is the first work to be acquired for the Wakefield Council’s permanent art collection since it opened in May 2011. Wandering Palm was one of a number of new works created by the artist for the inaugural exhibition, Hot Touch, at The Hepworth Wakefield. The explicit use of casting processes behind Eva Rothschild’s Wandering Palm, which assembles cast component parts of familiar everyday objects, has a resonance with the existing permanent collection and in particular Barbara Hepworth's own hand-worked plasters from the Hepworth Family Gift. Simon Wallis, Director said: “This is a really exciting moment for The Hepworth Wakefield. Thanks to the support of Contempora read full article
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