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I visited The Hepworth in Wakefield to see JW Anderson, a fashion designer who curated an exhibition that explores the way artists depict the human form through their work. Anderson's work normally explores ideas of gender and identity and has brought together over 100 examples of art, fashion, ceramics and design from the 20th and 21st centuries in the Disobedient Bodies exhibition.
The pieces on show throughout the exhibition include sculptures by Henry Moore, Sarah Lucas and Barbara Hepworth. Their placement in the space was decided by architects whose exhibition design uses fabrics from Anderson's archives to create a series of rooms. In the first room you can see Henry Moore's Reclining Figure sculptures displayed against a series of photographs by Jamie Hawkesworth named The Thinleys. These photographs are the results of a collaboration between Hawkesworth and Anderson, during which they explored different fabrics and how they can turn the human body into sculptural shapes.
At the centre of the exhibition, Anderson created an interactive element to the show in which visitors can put on oversized jumpers which transform there bodies into abstract pieces of work. This was incredibly fun to take part in, the interesting shapes made from the jumpers and long scarves which hang from the ceiling were interesting.