Talk
Moore, Architecture and Public Space
17:00
Studios & Gardens, Hertfordshire
This evening discussion explores Moore’s collaborations with architects and his role in developing the symbiotic relationship between sculpture and architecture that helped change perceptions of public space in the built environment.
Henry Moore had creative relationships with many international architects throughout his career, from I.M. Pei to Sir Frederick Gibberd, and was frequently invited to make sculptures to accompany a new building or development.
Join Yesomi Umolu (Independent Curator) and Ines Weizman (Director of PhD Architecture and Professor of History and Theory of Architecture at the School of Architecture, Royal College of Art, London) for this evening discussion, introduced and moderated by Laura Barlow (Senior Curator of Collections & Research, Henry Moore Studios & Gardens).
Tickets
Tickets to this event are £10. You do not need to have an annual ticket to attend.
About the speakers
Yesomi Umolu
Yesomi Umolu is an arts leader and cultural strategist recognised for her work at the intersection of art and architecture. Most recently, she was Director of Curatorial Affairs and Public Practice at Serpentine and was the Artistic Director of the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
Her curatorial portfolio includes notable projects such as Serpentine Pavilion 2022: Black Chapel by Theaster Gates and Barbara Chase-Riboud: Infinite Folds.
Umolu is an advisor to cultural and philanthropic organisations, including the Teiger Foundation, and Vice-Chair of the Horniman Museum and Gardens’ board. Previously, she was a trustee of the Graham Foundation and a member of the curatorial advisory board for the US Pavilion at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale.
Inez Weizman
Ines Weizman is Professor of History and Theory of Architecture at the Royal College of Art where she directs the Architecture PhD Programme. She is also the founding director of the Centre for Documentary Architecture (CDA), an interdisciplinary research collective comprised of architectural historians, filmmakers and digital technologists.
Before joining the RCA in 2020, Weizman was a professor of Architectural Theory at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (2012-2020). Between 2022-2024 she was also Professor of Architectural Theory and Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Her installation Joséphine Baker and Modern Architecture across the Colonised Arab World has been shown at the 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale, and a year later in Berlin and Diriyah.
Publications include Dust & Data: Traces of the Bauhaus across 100 Years (Spector, 2019), Documentary Architecture/ Dissidence through Architecture (ARQ, 2020). Her forthcoming publications are The Architectural Casino. Conversations about Modernism in Haifa (Diaphanes, 2025) and Joséphine Baker and the Colonial Modern (Sternberg, 2026).
Encounters
16 April – 2 November 2025
This season at Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, we’re celebrating the inspiring and transformative encounters between Henry Moore and the people, objects and ideas in his orbit.
We’ll be holding a series of talks, open archives and film screenings, as well as a daily programme of free creative activities for families.
Find out more about this season’s events
Getting here
We’re located just 27 miles north of London in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.
Our 2025 visitor season runs from 16 April to 2 November. We’re open Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00–17:00.
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Perry Green
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EE
United Kingdom
T: 01279 843 333
E: visitorservices@henry-moore.org
