Salvador Dalí Sculpture Donated to the City of Andorra

ANDORRA.- The Salvador Dali sculpture, the ‘Nobility of Time’ has been placed in Andorra’s capital city, in the Piazza Rotonda Andorra la Vella. It was donated to the Andorran government by Enric Sabater, who was Dali’s agent, collaborator and confident between 1968 and 1982. The stunning five meter high sculpture has been placed in the city’s most prestigious and historic square, in the towns oldest quarter which dates from the twelfth century. The bronze sculpture is one of the melted [...]

Everson Museum Presents the Work of Gerald DiGiusto

SYRACUSE, NY.- The Everson Museum of Art presents a selection of sculptures from Gerald DiGiusto Contro Series, in collaboration with the Skaneateles Festival. Three of DiGiusto’s Con-Ten Steel sculptures, Contro 1, Contro 5 and Contro 6, will be on view on the Everson podium August 4 – November 17, 2010. Three additional sculptures will be on view for concert goers at the Skaneateles Festival’s Saturday evening concerts on August 14, 21 and 28, 2010. “DiGiusto’s powerful sculptures beautifully compliment the [...]

‘American Gothic’ Public Art Sculpture to Tower Over Other Exhibits at State Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN.- A 25-foot-tall sculpture inspired by Grant Wood’s iconic painting “American Gothic will stand guard in Dow AgroSciences Celebration Park during the Great Indiana State Fair, Aug. 6 – 22. “God Bless America,” which has traveled to Chicago, Florida, Arizona and New York, will feature the well-known farmer with his pitchfork and daughter by his side. The sculpture, installed July 26 with the help of giant cranes, is a reminder of the nation’s agricultural roots. “This piece of public [...]

100 Life-Size Cast Iron Figures by Antony Gormley Installed by Helicopter in the Austrian Alps

LECH-OBERLECH.- On Saturday 31 July, the hundredth figure by leading British sculptor, Antony Gormley was lowered into place by helicopter to launch the artist’s unique installation, Horizon Field, in the mountains of Vorarlberg in Austria, presented in association with the Kunsthaus Bregenz. Horizon Field features 100 life-size cast iron figures installed over an area of 150 square kilometres. It is the first art project of its kind in the mountains and the largest landscape intervention in Austria to date. The [...]

Powerful New Art Funded Works Added to The Herbert’s Collection

COVENTRY.- The Herbert has purchased two artworks for its permanent collection, Bloodlines by Iftikhar Dadi and Nalini Malani and Belsen Head by Raymond Mason. We gave the Herbert £11,500 and £12,500 for the two works respectively. Funding also came in from the Heritage Lottery Fund Collecting Cultures Programme and the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund. These two striking works form part of the Herbert’s Peace and Reconciliation collection, for which the Herbert is currently working on enhancing through an HLF funded [...]

Moore Sculpture Returns to Historic New England’s Gropius House

BOSTON, MA.- To further add to its collection of material related to its historic properties, Historic New England is acquiring a bronze reclining figure by sculptor and artist Henry Moore (1898-1986) that was a gift from Moore to Walter and Ise Gropius and, during their lifetime, was displayed on a shelf in the living room of Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Moore, one of the most celebrated sculptors of his time, visited the Gropiuses at their home in 1946, signed [...]

Artist Robert Therrien Donates Two Sculptures to Artist Rooms Collection

EDINBURGH.- The National Galleries of Scotland and Tate announced that the internationally renowned American artist, Robert Therrien has very generously given two major sculptures to the ARTIST ROOMS collection. These two seminal pieces, No Title (Beard Cart) 2004 and No Title (Stacked Plates) 2010 will significantly enhance the group of five important works by the artist already featured in the ARTIST ROOMS collection that was created by the collector Anthony d’Offay in 2008. The addition of these two gifts establishes [...]

Advancing Abstraction in Modern Sculpture at the Baltimore Museum of Art

BALTIMORE, MD.- One of the earliest examples of David Smith’s welding is shown for the first time in this exhibition of approximately 40 works drawn from the BMA’s collection, the Estate of David Smith, and private collections. Once considered “lost” by the Smith Estate, Head with Cogs for Eyes came to the Baltimore Museum of Art last year as part of a generous bequest. It is joined by works by Hans Arp, Naum Gabo, Julio Gonzalez, Henry Moore, Louise Nevelson, [...]

Art Production Fund Set to Present “White Ghost” by Yoshitomo Nara on Park Avenue

NEW YORK, NY.- Art Production Fund will present “White Ghost” by Yoshitomo Nara in two locations on Park Avenue. “We are thrilled to be working with Nara to introduce his first public sculptures in New York City” says Co-founders of Art Production Fund, Yvonne Force Villareal and Doreen Remen. This public art installation will coincide with the first Nara retrospective “Yoshitomo Nara: Nobody’s Fool” opening at Asia Society in early September 2010. During August of 2010 the Park Avenue Armory [...]

DeCordova Announces Installation of Roy Lichtenstein’s Five Brushstrokes

LINCOLN, MA.- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum announced the arrival of Roy Lichtenstein’s Five Brushstrokes, a monumental addition to the Sculpture Park on Thursday, July 22.. The 2010 fabrication of Lichtenstein’s iconic Five Brushstrokes showcases his bold, colorful graphics and humorous portrayal of the brushstroke, an integral yet uncommon subject in art. Rising 20 feet high, Five Brushstrokes pays homage to Lichtenstein’s position as a central figure of the 1960’s Pop Art movement. Lichtenstein’s dynamic, stylized brushstrokes will enliven deCordova’s [...]

PAFA Announces Claes Oldenburg Sculpture Commission for Lenfest Plaza

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) has commissioned world-renowned artist Claes Oldenburg to create a new public artwork for its Lenfest Plaza. The design consists of a 53 foot high sculpture in the form of a paintbrush, raised at a 60 degree angle as if in the act of painting, with a dollop of paint on the ground below. The sculpture is positioned between PAFA’s Historic Landmark Building and the Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building. Oldenburg’s [...]

Vietnam Memorial Statue of Three Soldiers Restored to Original Finish

WASHINGTON (AP).- A statue of three soldiers installed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after critics thought the V-shaped memorial wall was too abstract has been restored to its original finish in a six-week project completed Thursday. A private foundation that built the memorial raised about $125,000 to restore the bronze “Three Servicemen” statue of three soldiers for the first time. After 25 years, weather and the hands of millions of visitors wore down the patina finish on the soldiers’ faces, [...]

Living Sculptures by Robert Cannon

Robert Cannon creates beautiful art by incorporating moss into his sculptures. Growing moss adds character to concrete sculptures and makes sure that they will look great in any garden. To see more Terraform Sculptures, visit cannonsculpture.net

FRANCO SANNA “Twelve years of sculptures “ALPHABET ART” 1998-2010

Sassari, Italy.- Twelve years of sculptures “ALPHABET ART” is the new exhibition of the master Franco Sanna that he presents in the Gallery of art “La Fenice” in Sassari. “ALPHABET ART” is the new and the most innovative and original artistical movement presented in the last years in the field of figurative arts. The works of the movement “ALPHABET ART” of the period 1998/2010 are visible in the web site : www.francosanna.com In this exhibition and in the web site [...]

Recent Glass Sculptures by Tristano di Robilant at Faggionato Fine Arts

LONDON.- Faggionato Fine Arts presents Water-Point an exhibition of recent glass sculptures by the Italo-American artist Tristano di Robilant. The exhibition presents 9 works, which at first appear to be simple and rudimentary organic compositions in delicate hues of amber, green, pale yellow and clear glass. The complexity of the pieces only becomes understood from a detailed observation. Di Robilant begins the sculptural process with preparatory drawings, these are not heavily pre-determined but are instead light intuitive sketches. To realize [...]