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Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures
17 May - 26 October 2025
★★★★ The Guardian
One of 'the exhibitions you must see in 2025' Art Fund
This major retrospective - the first in over 25 years - will chart the development of Chadwick’s art from her renowned degree show piece In the Kitchen (1977) through to her Piss Flowers (1991–2).
One of 'the exhibitions you must see in 2025' Art Fund
This major retrospective - the first in over 25 years - will chart the development of Chadwick’s art from her renowned degree show piece In the Kitchen (1977) through to her Piss Flowers (1991–2).
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