Hairy, scary and extraordinary: a playful, brutal show for art made from – and about – hair

The Heide’s latest exhibition explores the power and politics of hair, through shoes made of wigs, a phallus of human hair and Marina AbramovicGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailSometimes the most ordinary objects hold the richest meaning. Human hair – that most primal extension of our bodies, both revered and reviled – has long fascinated artists, and a new exhibition at Heide museum, Hair Pieces, brings together 38 artists from eight countries who feature hair as thei