This summer, Bowman Sculpture proudly presents Hanneke Beaumont: Sculpting the Universal Self, a solo exhibition celebrating over three decades of collaboration with one of Europe’s most contemplative and quietly radical sculptors. Opening with a private view on 18th June and running from 19th June to 25th July 2025, the exhibition explores themes of identity, shared humanity, and emotional resonance through Dutch Sculptor Hanneke Beaumont’s distinctive sculptural language.
Hanneke Beaumont’s practice–rooted in classical materials such as terracotta, bronze, and cast iron– reimagines the figurative tradition for the 21st century. Her androgynous sculptures—neither male nor female, neither young nor old—eschew specificity in favour of emotional truth. With quiet power, they explore vulnerability, resilience, and the complexities of being human.
Beaumont’s figures defy traditional categorisation. They are neither culturally specific nor geographically fixed. These bodies are purposefully ambiguous—unbound by labels or expectations—and yet they feel profoundly familiar. This is sculpture not of a person, but of the person: human, introspective, unresolved, whole.
Hanneke Beaumont comments: “Many years ago I was asked by a very nice, handsome, young and sculpture loving couple in London to join their gallery on Duke Street. Their daughter Mica was still a very little girl. They had seen my work in New York and were thinking about taking a new step into contemporary sculpture alongside their XIXth Century modern artists. Because of their great enthusiasm I immediately said yes, even though I felt it a bit strange to be a living artist among so many – albeit great – dead ones. From then on, we have had years of a successful and great cooperation. Thinking back to that day we started, I am very happy I said yes.
I am now proud and pleased to let Bowman Sculpture gallery have the premiere and first edition of my most recent monumental sculpture titled “Duality”. It came straight from the foundry in Pietrasanta Italy.
It is truly an important work to me personally as it expresses the feelings I experience in moments of difficult choices. I believe these feeling can be universal.
I thank Bowman gallery for all those years of successful representation in London and on many important art fairs throughout the world.”
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