Bharti Kher: Between Worlds (Livestream)

Known for her imaginative and transformative sculptural works, Kher creates figures that inhabit spaces between worlds: human and animal, myth and reality, the familiar and the uncanny. Drawing on materials rich in cultural meaning, her work explores questions of identity, belonging, memory and transformation, often through powerful reflections on gender and the body. 

Using the display, opening on 20 July 2026, as a starting point, this discussion will explore the broader themes that run throughout Kher’s practice. Together, the speakers will consider the role of myth in contemporary art, the ways objects and materials carry personal and collective histories, and how artists navigate ideas of cultural identity in an increasingly interconnected world. The conversation will also reflect on experiences of womanhood, hybridity and metamorphosis, exploring how contemporary sculpture can challenge inherited narratives and create new ways of seeing ourselves, our histories and the collections that preserve them.  

Kher will be joined by Rachel Thomas (Roden Chief Curator, Hayward Gallery) , Ekow Eshun (Curator, writer and broadcaster), and Mark Rappolt (Editor-in-Chief, ArtReview). Their discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A, offering an opportunity to engage directly with the speakers and continue the conversation.

This talk will be streamed on Zoom and all ticketholders will receive a link to view the morning of the event. It will also be recorded for those not able to join live.