Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms
Turning Forms

© Bowness. Image credit: Simon Maddison / Art UK

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Created by Hepworth for the Festival of Britain's South Bank Exhibition. The work was re-sited to its current location in 1952. An unusual kinetic composition, a helix structure originally made to turn by an electric motor – which was left at the South Bank. The work was conceived with Jane Drew as part of her Thameside Restaurant, and Hepworth particularly enjoyed the rare opportunity to work with another woman. The constructivist composition has a strong affinity with the work of Naum Gabo, rare in Hepworth's large-scale work. The sculpture is of added interest for its Festival associations. The only sculpture by Barbara Hepworth in concrete, underneath is a metal armature. It was restored in 2011 but is now in poor condition.

BH 166 in the artist's catalogue raisonné.
Title

Turning Forms

Date

1951

Medium

reinforced concrete painted with Snowcrete & Snowcem

Measurements

H 183 x W (?) x D (?) cm

Accession number

AL1_SM_S033

Acquisition method

acquired by Hertfordshire County Council

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Hertfordshire County Council

Custodian

Hertfordshire County Council

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

15/04/98

Access

by appointment

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Located at

Malborough Science Academy, Watling Street, St Albans

AL1 2QA