On Richard Hunt
An Audio Series
In honour of Richard Hunt (1935–2023), three distinguished voices – curators, artists and writers – reflect on the life and enduring impact of the pioneering American sculptor.
Listen as LeRonn P. Brooks, Thelma Golden and Kennedy Yanko pay tribute to Hunt’s remarkable legacy through a conversation celebrating his visionary work and cultural significance.
Thelma Golden
Director and Chief Curator, Studio Museum in Harlem
Thelma Golden first discovered Richard Hunt early in her career as an intern at the Studio Museum in Harlem, where she now serves as director. She discusses the artist’s support of her work as an African American curator, and his drive to create and innovate with his art.
LeRonn P. Brooks, PhD
Curator of the African American, Art History Initiative
Modern and Contemporary Collections, Getty Research Institute
Brooks reflects on his first meeting with Richard Hunt, and the cultural and social context in which he created his radical sculpture.
Kennedy Yanko
Artist
Yanko discusses parallels between her own practice and Richard Hunt’s use of metal, reminiscing on first meeting the artist in 2019.
Gallery Exhibition
Richard Hunt
Early Masterworks
13 March – 13 April 2024
White Cube presents a solo exhibition of works by the late artist Richard Hunt (1935–2023). One of the leading American sculptors of the 20th century, this is the gallery’s first presentation of Hunt's work since announcing representation in November 2023.
Gallery Exhibition
Richard Hunt
Metamorphosis – A Retrospective
25 April – 29 June 2025
The first London retrospective of work by Richard Hunt (1935–2023), one of the foremost American sculptors of the 20th and 21st centuries, opens at White Cube Bermondsey in April 2025.
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