ֱ̽grounds of the Fitzwilliam Museum have been transformed by a stunning new display of sculpture – by some of the most accomplished artists working today.
ֱ̽grounds of the Fitzwilliam Museum have been transformed by a stunning new display of sculpture – by some of the most accomplished artists working today.
Officially launched yesterday, the 2009 Fitzwilliam Sculpture Promenade, sponsored by the Unex Group, inaugurates an annual exhibition of contemporary sculpture on the Museum lawns fronting Trumpington Street.
Open free of charge to the general public from today, the works, all from members of the prestigious Royal British Society of Sculptors, aims to create a new focus for contemporary art in the heart of Cambridge, as well as provoke debate.
Fitzwilliam Director Dr Timothy Potts said: “ ֱ̽Sculpture Promenade will be a great enhancement to the public face of the Fitzwilliam, animating its historic façade and bringing the energy and activity we offer inside out onto the street.
“These larger works, designed for an expansive setting, will signal to passers-by that we are a museum as much concerned with the art of today as of the past. It will be an exciting new addition in the ֱ̽ of Cambridge’s 800th anniversary year.”
ֱ̽works on display range from an outsized hand and a richly textured bronze of Confucius, to a 2.4 metre high stainless steel book that changes colour as daylight strikes it from different directions.
Vice-President of the RBS Helaine Blumenfeld said: “I am particularly pleased that the Society will be collaborating with the museum on a project which so closely reflects its ethos; the promotion of the values of beauty, quality and craft in sculptural practice. ֱ̽museum’s public profile will create a suitable platform from which these artworks can inspire, provoke, engage and ultimately reach visitors of all ages and backgrounds.”
ֱ̽exhibition will run until January 2010.
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