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Jarvis Cocker Is Bringing His Eclectic Eye to the Hepworth Wakefield

Artnet News·Min Chen Culture Editor·about 1 month ago
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In 2027, the Hepworth Wakefield in the U.K. will play host to a hodge podge of a show. Not any regular hodge podge, though, but one carefully assembled by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and creative consultant Kim Sion . Opening in May, the exhibition, titled “ The Hodge Podge ,” will gather artworks selected by the husband-and-wife duo, who are leaning toward pieces that challenge our understanding of art itself. These works span media and time periods, spotlighting outsiders and visionaries, including the likes of Peter Doig , Babara Hepworth , Jeremy Deller , Klara Kristalova , Emma Kunz , Mark Leckey , and Agnes Pelton . Cocker and Sion’s approach to the show emerges from their shared fascination with alternative and diverse forms of expression—ones that defy contexts, structures, and traditions. That framework is set out in the couple’s Hodge Podge Manifesto.…

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