Announcing representation of Alison Wilding – Alison Jacques

Ana Mendieta

JULY 2026: TATE MODERN, LONDON

Sophie Barber Monograph

JUST PUBLISHED BY HASTINGS CONTEMPORARY

Sheila Hicks

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: UNTIL 8 AUGUST

Sophie Barber

in ‘GATHERED AROUND THE SUN’, TOWNER EASTBOURNE

Robert Mapplethorpe

‘ARTIST ROOMS LOUISE BOURGEOIS | HELEN CHADWICK | ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE’, NATIONAL GALLERIES OF SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH

Carol Rhodes

in ‘EXTRACTION’, JUPITER ARTLAND, EDINBURGH

Takuro Kuwata

ACNE STUDIOS, TOKYO

Ana Mendieta & Hannah Wilke

in ‘A GRAND EXPLORATION OF THE HUMAN BODY’, GOTHENBURG MUSEUM OF ART

Sheila Hicks

‘EIGHTY YEARS OF WOMEN ARTISTS TRANSFORMING ABSTRACTION’, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS (NWA), WASHINGTON DC

Monica Sjöö

in ‘THE WOMAN QUESTION 1550-2025’, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, WARSAW

Ana Mendieta

in ‘FRIDA: THE MAKING OF AN ICON’, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON

The Surreal World of Maeve Gilmore

HATCHARDS, PICCADILLY

Carol Rhodes

in ‘EARTH MATTERS: SEENIG SOIL THROUGH ART’, INVERLEITH HOUSE GALLERY, EDINBURGH

Maria Bartuszová

in ‘THE CITY OF WOMEN’, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, WARSAW

Alison Wilding in her studio, 2022; photo: © Toby Coulson

Alison Jacques is proud to announce the representation of one of Britain’s foremost sculptors Alison Wilding (b.1948 Blackburn, Lancashire, UK). Wilding is known for her mostly, but not always abstract sculptures that embrace a wide range of materials and processes, on all scales from the handheld to the almost- monumental. Drawing has also been a consistent part of the artist’s practice. Wilding’s first solo exhibition with Alison Jacques opens later this year, from 19 September until 26 October 2024.

Alison Wilding’s sculpture has challenged expectations since she first rose to prominence as part of the so-called ‘New British Sculpture’ in the 1980s. Over five decades, Wilding’s work – which is characterised by her particular manipulation of materials – continues to evolve and test boundaries. By combining both ancient and modern materials, her sculptures create conversations across time and space, producing new experiences of viewership in the present. ‘Sometimes it’s the material that feels wrong that is the correct thing to use, because it’s more interesting, or tells you something that you didn’t know before’, Alison Wilding once commented about her practice.

Wilding’s first major solo exhibition was held at the Serpentine Gallery, London (1985), followed by her first international solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1987). A survey exhibition at Tate, Liverpool (1991) preceded Wilding being twice nominated for the Turner Prize (1988 and 1992). A display at Tate Britain in the Duveen Galleries featuring five works, including a new acquisition, Vanish & Detail (2004), spanned a significant period of Wilding’s career (2013). A monograph by Jo Applin and Briony Fer was published to coincide with Right Here and Out There, an exhibition at the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill (2018). Wilding was elected to the RA in 1999, and was later awarded an OBE for her services to art (2014).