Christopher Wood: in love
13 February – 27 June 2027
This major exhibition celebrates the life and work of Christopher Wood (1901-1930), a central figure in the Kettle’s Yard collection. Christopher Wood: in love will closely follow Wood’s keen pursuit of an artistic life alongside the creative and personal relationships that shaped his practice.
Christopher Wood is considered one of the most remarkable artists to engage with modern forms of painting and drawing in Britain in the early 20th century. Wood travelled widely across Europe and North Africa, meeting and learning from artists, writers and designers before his premature death at the age of 29. Over 60 paintings and drawings arranged in chronological and geographical groupings will reflect Wood’s travels to London, Paris, Tunis, Algiers, Monte Carlo, Florence, Cornwall and Venice, as well as his interactions with a colourful cast of characters including the Chilean diplomat José Antonio de Gandarillas, poet and playwright Jean Cocteau, and Kettle’s Yard collection artists Alfred Wallis and Ben and Winifred Nicholson.
Christopher Wood in love
Exhibition bookA new, illustrated publication to accompany the exhibition.
Available in the Kettle’s Yard Shop from February 2027, or to pre-order online.
£35
Access
- The galleries, where exhibitions are shown, and all areas of the Clore Learning Studio (level -1), the Research Space (level 1) and the Ede Room (level 2) are fully accessible.
- We have wheelchair accessible toilets on the lower ground (level -1), ground and first floor (level 1).
- There is a lift giving access to all floors located past the galleries, just beside the Clore Learning Studio on the ground floor.
- Kettle’s Yard welcomes assistance and service dogs in all areas.
- We have large-print versions of the wall text available.
- We can lend visitors small folding seats for taking around exhibitions or using at non-seated events. Please ask a Visitor Assistant for help finding a seat.
