About
Step inside the colourful world of Lesley Barnes and Ross McAuley’s Fashion Play – a bold, playful display of wooden dancers and figurative mobiles at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP).
Fashion Play features an expressive collection of beautifully designed, handmade wooden figures, celebrating movement and form, inspired by Barnes’ own recent book of the same name. These fashionable characters are joyfully dressed in extravagant headdresses, bulbous skirts, and oversized sleeves.
As well as new sculptural works and illustrative prints, the exhibition features large-scale figurative mobiles, vinyl illustrations and fabric hangings, printed at the internationally renowned Glasgow School of Art.
The exhibition includes 33 beautifully designed, handmade wooden sculptures and six mobiles with perfectly contrasting colours, spots and stripes. The one-of-a-kind artworks are all for sale, with prices ranging from £250 to £850. A selection of sustainably sourced pin badges, imaginative magnets, sticker sets and a limited edition print is also available to purchase from YSP Shops.
Living and working in Glasgow, Lesley Barnes is an illustrator and her distinctive, bright and joyful work spans the worlds of fashion, music, children’s literature, film and product design. She has worked with clients such as The Hepworth Wakefield, Tate, V&A, Apple, Google, The New Yorker and New York Times.
Also based in Glasgow, Ross McAuley is a Canadian painter whose work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Scottish Academy and Glasgow Print Studio among others.
Exhibition Accessibility
The exhibition is located in the Upper Space, concourse, and staircase at YSP Centre. The Upper Space can be accessed by staircase or lift, located at either end of YSP Centre, and has flat access throughout. The works displayed on the staircase are not wheelchair accessible.
Look out for colourful props in the gallery space and YSP Centre concourse, ideal for photo opportunities.
Venue opening hours
Monday : Closed
Tuesday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday : 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Access facilities
- Accessible Car Parking
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Baby Changing Facilities
- Wheelchair Accessible
Venue Details
Find us at
West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Phone
01924832631
GalleryTeam@ysp.org.uk