Contemporary Perspectives on Hodgkin: A Panel Discussion with Shanay Jhaveri (Head of Visual Arts, Barbican Art Gallery) and artist Hannah Perry
Join Shanay Jhaveri, Head of Visual Arts at the Barbican, and artist Hannah Perry for a discussion exploring Howard Hodgkin’s continuing influence on contemporary art and culture.
Jhaveri will reflect on his experience curating Hodgkin’s work and the artist’s deep connection to India and cross-cultural exchange, while Perry will discuss how Hodgkin’s use of colour, emotion, and memory has shaped her own practice.
Together, they will offer new insights into the legacy of one of Britain’s most celebrated painter and printmaker, and how his work continues to resonate with artists today.
About Shanay Jhaveri
Shanay Jhaveri is an independent curator and Head of Visual Arts at the Barbican. A graduate of Brown University, and Jhaveri holds a PhD from the Royal College of Art. His recent exhibitions include Companionable Silences (2013) at the Palais de Tokyo, Everything we do is music (2017) at the Drawing Room, and film programs for the Dhaka Art Summit, the Film at Lincoln Center, and Tate Modern. His books include Western Artists and India: Creative Inspirations in Art and Design, Outsider Films on India: 1950–1990, and America: Films from Elsewhere. He has published widely in various art journals. Jhaveri organised the 2018 Roof Commission, Huma Bhabha: We Come in Peace, and curated Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee at the Met Breuer in 2019.
About Hannah Perry
Hannah Perry was born 1984 in the North of England, UK. She lives and works in London, UK. She graduated from Goldsmiths College in 2009 and then Royal Academy of Arts 2014. Recent exhibitions include (solo show) at the Baltic Gallery in Newcastle (2024); Julia Stoschek Foundation, Dusseldorf (2024); NTNT, Chester Contemporary; (duo show) at Galerie Kandlhofer (2023); Liquid Language, Arsenal Toronto; A Smashed Window and an Empty Room at the Kunstverein Hamburg; Gush, Somerset House, London; and Rage Fluids, Kuenstlerhaus, Graz, Austria, as well as an exhibition for the Artist-in-Residence programme of the Ural Industrial Biennial of Contemporary Art, Russia. Her work has been shown at: Over the Influence, LA; Arsenal Contemporary, Montreal; ICA Off-Site, London; Private Settings: Art After the Internet, MOMA, Warsaw, Poland; Royal Academy of Arts, London; and Stedelijk at Trouw, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Hannah Perry is represented by Contemporary Fine Arts (Berlin), Galerie Lisa Kandlhofer (Vienna) and Althuis Hofland Fine Arts (Amsterdam).
Gallery Access on Contemporary Perspectives Evening
Please note that on the day of the talk, the Gallery will close at 6pm for the event. From 5pm, there may be some set-up activity in the space, though it will remain open and accessible for ticket holders.
If you do not have a ticket for the talk, we recommend planning your visit a little earlier in the day to enjoy the full exhibition.
Enquiries
Please contact [email protected] for more information.
Date and Time
Thursday 4 December 2025
6.30–7.30pm
Venue
Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery
Ealing Green, London W5 5EQ
Tickets
£14
£10/16-25 or Student with valid ID
Ticket also grants you access to Pitzhanger Manor, all exhibitions, and free Thursday Lates activities on the night.
