Entry
£5 low income / £10 standard admission / £15 pay it forward
Date
Wed 8 Jul 2026
Time
6–7.15pm
Location
Turner Contemporary
Join Melissa Blanchflower, Senior Curator, for a special guided tour of Please awake – asked Nature kindly.
Explore the ideas and inspirations behind Hulda Guzmán’s vibrant, immersive paintings, and gain insight into how the exhibition was conceived and brought together. Melissa will share perspectives on the artist’s creative process, use of materials, and the themes that shape her practice.
Please note: a limited number of audio and induction loop tour systems will be available.
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Hulda Guzmán, 'I’m for the birds', 2025. Private Collection. © Hulda Guzmán. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY. Photo: Eduardo Ortega. -
Hulda Guzmán, 'Undefined ceremony', 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY. © Hulda Guzmán. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY. Photo: Eduardo Ortega. -
Hulda Guzmán, 'Fresa salvaje', 2021 [Wild Strawberry]. Collection of Alexander Berggruen, New York. © Hulda Guzmán. Photo: courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY.
Header image: Hulda Guzmán, Uva de playa 2, 2020 [Seagrape 2] (detail). Private Collection, New York. © Hulda Guzmán. Courtesy of the artist and Alexander Berggruen, NY. Photo: Dario Lasagni.
About the curator
Melissa Blanchflower is Senior Curator at Turner. Since taking up the role, she has worked with Beatriz Milhazes, Mark Leckey, Anya Gallaccio, Bridget Riley, and curated the first Sunley Window Commission with Cassi Namoda. Prior to this, she spent eight years as a curator at Serpentine curating notable projects including exhibitions of Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, Jennifer Packer, Faith Ringgold, Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Rose Wylie, which won the Sky Arts Award for Visual Art in 2018, as well as Hilma af Klint and Emma Kunz.
Exhibition Lead Supporter
Exhibition Circle Supporters
Alberto Cruz Foundation
Chelsea Heuer
Erica Roberts Art Foundation
Mildred Palley
Nora Wessel & Scott Baxter
And those who wish to remain anonymous
Public Funding
Related Events & Exhibitions
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Talks & ToursHulda Guzmán: Artist & Curator tour
Thu 28 May 2026, 5.30–7pm£10 / £15 / £20Join us for a special tour of Please awake – asked Nature kindly with artist Hulda Guzmán and Melissa Blanchflower, Senior Curator.
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ExhibitionHulda Guzmán: Please awake – asked Nature kindly
Sat 23 May–Sun 13 Sep 2026Free entry, donations welcomeTurner Contemporary presents the first European institutional exhibition of the Dominican artist, Hulda Guzmán.
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