Umedalen skulpturpark
63°50′20.3″N 20°09′32.9″E / 63.838972°N 20.159139°E
Umedalen skulpturpark is an art exhibition and a sculpture garden in Umeå in Sweden.
History
An art exhibition was arranged in Umedalen for the first time in 1994 and it is now a permanent exhibition in a sculpture garden at the previous Umedalen hospital precinct.[1]
The property company Balticgruppen (The Baltic Group), together with Art Gallery Galleri Sandström Andersson, in 1987 bought the uncommissioned psychiatric hospital Umedalen, around 20 stone houses in a park, by the Västerbotten County Council. Sweden's largest art gallery has been built around the historic buildings that were previously used as the hospital.[2] Balticgruppen has purchased 44 sculptures, which now form the permanent exhibition in the sculpture park.[1]
Permanently exhibited sculptures
- Untitled, granite, 2001, by Bård Breivik
- Black, Grey, Broken Sky and Palest Blue, 2010, ceramic tiles and steel, by Astrid Sylwan
- Forest Hill, 1997, plastic pipes, concrete, by Buky Schwartz
- The most lonesome story ever told, 1998, by Jonas Kjellgren
- Heart of trees, 2007, bronze and trees, by Jaume Plensa
- Nosotros, 2008, painted steel by Jaume Plensa
- Emergency station (Räddningsplats), 2008, textile, grass, sun flower seeds, by Gunilla Samberg
- Untitled, 1998, painted bronze, by Roland Persson
- Hardback, 2000, concrete, by Nina Saunders
- Mor och Barn (Mother and child), 1958, bronze, by David Wretling
- Still Running 1990-93, cast iron, by Antony Gormley
- Another Time VIII, 2007, cast iron, by Antony Gormley
- Pillar of light, 1991, sandstone, by Anish Kapoor
- 55 meter long double-line of double-boulders, 1997, boulders, by Richard Nonas
- Vegetation Room VII, 2000, resin and bronze powder panels, by Cristina Iglesias
- Untitled, 1994, galvanized bathtubs, by Carina Gunnars
- Arch, 1995, granite, by Claes Hake
- Eye Benches II, 1996–97, black granite from Zimbabwe, by Louise Bourgeois
- Social Meeting, 1997, wooden skis, by Raffael Reinsberg
- Untitled (1998), painted bronze, by Roland Persson
- She leaves the lights on and forgets the room 1998, steel and sanitary porcelain, by Meta Isaeus-Berlin
- Stevensson (Early Forms), bronze, 1999, by Tony Cragg
- Alliansring (Wedding ring), 2000, bronze, by Anna Renström
- Skogsdunge (Forest grove), 2002, flag poles, by Kari Cavén
- Untitled, 2002, stainless steel, by Anne-Karin Furunes
- Homestead, 2004, wood, concrete, by Clay Ketter
- Dysfunctional Outdoor Gym, 2004, wood, metal and ropes, by Torgny Nilsson
- Den sjuka flickan (The sick girl), 2004, steel, by Jacob Dahlgren
- Flip, 2006, painted steel, by Mats Bergquist
- Tillåtet (Allowed), 1990-2006, vinyl and aluminium, by Mikael Richter
- Concrete and leaves, 1996, concrete, by Miroslaw Balka
- Koma-Amok, 1997, steel, by Bigert & Bergström
- Umea Prototype, 1999-2000, corten steel with silver birch trees, by Serge Spitzer
- Trajan's Shadow, 2001, bronze, oil paint, steel, by Sean Henry
- Beam Walk, 1996, steel, by Cristos Gianakos
- Out, 2004, bronze, by Charlotte Gyllenhammar
- Kastenhaus 1166, 2000, metal, wood, PVC, by Winter & Hörbelt
Gallery
Early Forms by Tony Cragg
Trajan's Shadow by Sean Henry
Tillåtet by Mikael Richter
Mor och Barn by David Wretling
Still Running by Antony Gormley
Klassresa av Kari Cavén
Pillar of light, 1991, by Anish Kapoor
References
- Sculptures, at Umedalen Skulptur website May, 2014
- Skulpturguide Umeå, published by Västerbottens konstförening, Umeå 2006, ISBN 978-91-631-8462-8
Notes
- ^ a b Umedalen sculpture's web site, retrieved 4 May 2014
- ^ 2014 Capital of Culture: highlights of Umeå, Sweden, Telegraph, retrieved 6 May 2014