American Sculptures in Denmark (2011) (by Rico Eastman; Tim Prentice)

On July 6, 2011 the participants of Discovery Club (10)  (Vinnytsia Information Center “Window on America”) had a presentation “Sculptures by the Sea: Great Experience in the Open Air” where it was also presented some sculptures by American artists. “The concept for Sculpture by the Sea was the culmination of many years thinking, where a new step in the thought process came up every year or so”, says David Handley, Founding Director. Essentially the exhibition came to create a major free to the public arts event for Sydney. A number of key people fron various countries fell for the idea and helped to make the exhibition a reality. With approximate 500.000 visitors over a period of 3 1/2 weeks, Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus - Denmark was a fantastic success, embraced by the Danes and many international tourists visiting Denmark. 

Visitors can look forward to seeing 65 exciting new sculptures by artists from 22 nations around the world including China, USA (Rico Eastman, USA, Tim Prentice, USA), Mexico, Japan, Iran, India, Australia and Denmark. "Sculpture by the Sea" Aarhus is a fantastic chance to see art in an untraditional way. The exhibition brings people out into natural surroundings, and then they will see art through new eyes. At the same time, the exhibition is so delightfully undemanding. You can come when you want, and this year people will again take the exhibition to their hearts and have some delightful experiences in the meeting of nature and sculpture”. 

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first exhibition of steel sculpture by Sir Anthony Caro OM CBE, who is considered one of the most influential and prolific sculptors of his generation. The exhibition is on the rooftop of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, with unparalleled views of the New York City skyline and features work over the past decades through to works from his recent 'Upright Series'.  The first of Caro's 'Upright Series' was Erl King which is exhibited in Denmark too.

The sculptures on show are Midday, 1960 (Museum of Modern Art, New York), After Summer, 1968 (Collection of Audrey and David Mirvish, Toronto), Odalisque, 1984 (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York), Blazon, 1987–90 (Courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York and Annely Juda Fine Art, London), and End Up, 2010 (Collection of the artist, courtesy of Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York). 

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