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Behind the scenes of Everyday Heroes
Installing Tom (2020) by Lydia Blakeley, on the windows of Southbank Centre’s Liner Building, overlooking Mandela Walkway.
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Behind the scenes of Everyday Heroes

Take a look at Hayward Gallery’s special outdoor 2020 exhibition Everyday Heroes, inspired by key workers during the Vovid-19 pandemic.

5 things to know about Among the Trees
People sitting in a space with a tree displayed on a large screen
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5 things to know about Among the Trees

Find out more about Hayward Gallery’s 2020 exhibition Among the Trees, which celebrated trees and forests.

5 things to know about Zohra Opoku
Dicksonia Antarctica, the 2015 artwork by Zohra Opoku
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5 things to know about Zohra Opoku

Find out about artist Zohra Opoku, whose self-portrait Rhododendron (2015) was displayed outside our Hayward Gallery from 2020 to 2021.

Among the Trees: Eija-Liisa Ahtila
People sitting in a space with a tree displayed on a large screen
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Among the Trees: Eija-Liisa Ahtila

Artist Eija-Lissa Ahtila explains how she created her huge, cinematic portrait of a spruce tree, Horizontal – Vaakasuora, for the Hayward Gallery.

Walking among giants: the lifespan of trees
A white, rock-like sculpture in the shape of a haunted tree with no leaves branching outwards at the top.
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Walking among giants: the lifespan of trees

Hayward Gallery’s Marie-Charlotte Carrier explores how trees challenge our sense of time in this short video from 2020’s Among the Trees exhibition.

Among the Trees: Eva Jospin
A person stands before a large, intricate wall sculpture made of thin brown tendrils resembling dense, tangled tree roots.
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Among the Trees: Eva Jospin

Artist Eva Jospin explains how she created her fairytale-like installation Forêt Palatine entirely from cardboard, for Hayward Gallery’s Among the Trees exhibition.

Among the Trees: a virtual tour
Mariele Neudecker, And Then the World Changed Colour Breathing Yellow, 2019, at Among the Trees, Hayward Gallery, 2020. © Mariele Neudecker 2020. Courtesy of Hayward Gallery. Photo Linda Nylind.
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Among the Trees: a virtual tour

Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff leads a virtual tour of Among the Trees, our 2020 exhibition exploring our relationship with trees and forests.

Bridget Riley at the Hayward Gallery: then and now
Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery in 1971 and in 2020
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Bridget Riley at the Hayward Gallery: then and now

See how the 2019-20 Hayward Gallery exhibition Bridget Riley compared to the artist’s 1971 solo exhibition in these interactive images.

The Great Women Artists' Katy Hessel on Bridget Riley
Katy Hessel of The Great Women Artists in Bridget Riley at Hayward Gallery
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The Great Women Artists' Katy Hessel on Bridget Riley

The founder of The Great Women Artists talks about viewing Bridget Riley’s works in person at Hayward Gallery’s 2019-20 Bridget Riley retrospective.

Bridget Riley in conversation with Ralph Rugoff
A screenshot of Bridget Riley, taken from a video of the artist in conversation with Ralph Rugoff at Hayward Gallery
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Bridget Riley in conversation with Ralph Rugoff

Watch artist Bridget Riley discuss her paintings with Hayward Gallery Director Ralph Rugoff, during her 2019-20 exhibition at the gallery.

10 iconic exhibitions from 50 years of Hayward Gallery
Pool with Rowing Boats by Gelitin on top of the Hayward Gallery
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10 iconic exhibitions from 50 years of Hayward Gallery

Take a look back at some of the most memorable exhibitions from the Hayward Gallery’s first half century, from Bridget Riley to Antony Gormley.

Lee Bul: 'My life is very strongly connected with the modern'
Vintage-style image of a woman in an orange dog costume walking on the street as businessmen curiously watch her.
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Lee Bul: 'My life is very strongly connected with the modern'

The artist discusses the impact of her early childhood experiences on her work, her use of material and her interest in architecture and landscape.