Pulp's Jarvis Cocker & Wife Curate Art Show

0:00It's May 1st, music news today starts now, AI powered and ready to play. I'm Cory with the story. Jarvis Cocker from Pulp and his wife Kim Sion are teaming up to curate a fresh art show called Hodge Podge at the Heavworth Wakefield. It kicks off in May 2027 and pulls together works from big names like Jeremy Deller, Peter Deweyck and Barbara Heavworth, plus some. Unknown outsider artists, hitting UK museums for the first time. The goal is to shake up what folks think are should be and spark their own creative fire. The couple pick pieces that have stuck with them over years, diving into themes like alternative spiritualities, psychedelia, fandom, dreams, poetry, and music. It spotlights class, community vibes, and other ways people express themselves. A highlight is the dream machine that flickering lights set up from the 1950s meant to create wild visuals with their eyes closed, putting you. In altered states, Cocker says these words remind everyone they've got creativity inside,

1:03especially now with automation taking over creative jobs, Sion shares how her dead, dragged her to exhibits as a kid, exposing her to fresh, not so famous art that left a mark. They want young people hitting the show to get that same push to make, instead of just consume. On the music friend, Pulp might drop some new songs, or an EP soon, after bandmates played it cool on a full album. They're hitting the road hard this year, with UK and European dates, headlining Manchester in August, topping End of the Road in 2026, and Mad Cool in Madrid. Rapping it up, this exhibit feels like Cocker's way of keeping that human spark alive through art and tunes, bridging his worlds in a real thoughtful flow.