Performance
Layla and Majnun
November 13–17, 2018
Sadler’s Wells, London
www.sadlerswells.com
In this inspired adaptation of Layla and Majnun, the ancient Persian narrative poem of star-crossed lovers, contemporary choreographer Mark Morris has collaborated with the late Howard Hodgkin, who designed the bold costumes and set, and the Silkroad Ensemble. To attend the event, purchase tickets at www.sadlerswells.com.
To learn more about the collaboration read the interview with Hodgkin by Nancy Dalva in the Summer 2017 issue of Gagosian Quarterly.
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Artwork © Howard Hodgkin
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Layla and Majnun
October 26–29, 2017
Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York
www.lincolncenter.org
This timeless story of impossible love emerges from the cultural intersections along the Silk Road. Star-crossed lovers Layla and Majnun are central characters in Persian and Arabian folklore and the subject of the first Muslim opera written more than a century ago. This inspired adaptation by choreographer Mark Morris features bold costumes and set design by the late Howard Hodgkin. Purchase tickets at www.lincolncenter.org.
Artwork © Howard Hodgkin. Photo: Mat Hayward
Lecture
Howard Hodgkin and India
Reflections on Art Making and Collecting
Friday, March 15, 2024, 6pm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
www.metmuseum.org
Join experts close to Howard Hodgkin, including his partner of thirty-three years, Antony Peattie, for a personal look at the artist’s lifetime engagement with India and Indian painting. Over the course of sixty years, Hodgkin formed a collection of Indian paintings and drawings that is recognized as one of the finest of its kind. This lecture brings together Peattie along with Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and Met curators John Guy and Navina Haidar to discuss Hodgkin’s artistic practice and his collection. It is organized as part of the Annual Distinguished Lecture on the Arts of South and Southeast Asia series in conjunction with the exhibition Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting, on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, through June 9.
Installation view, Indian Skies: The Howard Hodgkin Collection of Indian Court Painting, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 6–June 9, 2024. Photo: Hyla Skopitz
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ART SG 2023
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Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore
artsg.com
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Gagosian’s booth at ART SG 2023. Artwork, left to right: © Ashley Bickerton; © Damien Hirst and Science Ltd. All rights reserved, DACS 2022; © Banksy; © Zeng Fanzhi; © 2020 Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Photo: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
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