Contemporary Perspectives on Hodgkin: A Panel Discussion with Shanay Jhaveri and Hannah Perry

Overview

Join us for a special conversation accompanying Howard Hodgkin: In a Public Garden, exploring Howard Hodgkin’s influence on a younger generation of artists and curators. This panel brings together two voices who have, in different ways, been influenced by his work: Shanay Jhaveri, Head of Visual Arts at the Barbican, and artist Hannah Perry.

In this one-hour discussion, Jhaveri will draw on his extensive scholarship on Hodgkin, including his essay for the catalogue of Howard Hodgkin’s Indian Waves (Gagosian, 2014) and his earlier interview with the artist for the landmark volume Western Artists and India. Hannah Perry will reflect on her own practice and on being selected by the Whitechapel Gallery in 2014 to create work in tribute to Hodgkin when he was honoured as their first Swarovski Art Icon—an event celebrating Hodgkin’s achievement and influence in contemporary art.

Together, they offer rare insight into Hodgkin’s impact across generations: from his rich dialogue with India and cross-cultural exchange to formal influences and approaches to art making that resonate with contemporary artists working today.

The event will be chaired by Richard Parry, Head of Programmes, Pitzhanger Manor & Gallery.

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.

About Shanay Jhaveri

Shanay Jhaveri is Head of Visual Arts at the Barbican and an independent curator and writer with a long-standing engagement with Howard Hodgkin’s work. He contributed the essay to the catalogue for Howard Hodgkin: Indian Waves (Gagosian, 2014) and interviewed Hodgkin for his acclaimed book Western Artists and India: Creative Inspirations in Art and Design, which explores cross-cultural artistic exchanges. Jhaveri holds a PhD from the Royal College of Art and has curated exhibitions and film programmes internationally, including Companionable Silences (2013, Palais de Tokyo), Everything we do is music (2017, Drawing Room), and projects for Dhaka Art Summit, Film at Lincoln Center, Tate Modern and the Met Breuer.

About Hannah Perry

Hannah Perry is a London-based artist whose work spans sculpture, film, sound and installation. In 2014 she was selected by the Whitechapel Gallery to contribute work for the auction celebrating Howard Hodgkin as their first Swarovski Art Icon. Her recent exhibitions include solo presentations at the Baltic Gallery in Newcastle (2024) and Julia Stoschek Foundation, Dusseldorf (2024). Her work has been shown internationally 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 pitzhanger@pitzhanger.org.uk for more information.