Hugh Hayden in Conversation with Andrew Durbin at Lisson Gallery London

13 November 2025

On Friday 17 October 2025, Lisson Gallery presented Hugh Hayden in conversation with Andrew Durbin, editor in chief of Frieze Magazine, at 27 Bell Street to discuss 'Hugh Hayden: Hughmanity', the artists seventh exhibition with Lisson Gallery.

In 'Hughmanity', the Texan-born artist expanded upon his ongoing investigation of congregation, passage and assimilation through the transformation of familiar cultural symbols into allegories of community, rupture, and belief. These new works, meticulously crafted from trees through a series of techniques like felling, milling, carving, and laminating, extend Hayden’s sculptural language, while the introduction of painted surfaces signals a significant new expanding element within his practice.

Film by Jon Lowe.