1000+ images about Landmarks - Art on Pinterest | Jenny holzer, Nazca lines and Antony gormley Pinterest • The world’s catalogue of ideas Landmarks - Art Artists designers and craftspeople sometimes make work which is positioned as a landmark. The ancient Nazca lines in Peru are scraped into the landscape. Antony Gormley has made sculptures such as the landmark ‘Angel of the North’ and ‘Another Place’. Jenny Holzer projects statements onto the surfaces of important buildings creating temporary landmark installations. Graphic design company Soulful Creative make prominent urban graffiti-style designs which become local landmarks. 68 Pins122 Followers International Directory of Sculpture Parks & Gardens : EUROPE galerie@artpark.at Director: Thaller Waller/ J. Brandsetter, Kurator: Manfred Keinhofer. ARTPARK is located on the top of Lenaupark City shopping mall. Started in 2006, the sculpture park has grown to include 67 sculptures by over 22 artists, in the permanent collection. In addition, there are changing exhibitions, by invitation.

Most of the sculptors are Austrian, with the exception of Jonathan Borofsky (USA), Eladio de Mora (ES) and Pinuccio Sciola (IT). Contiguous with the sculpture park is an enclosed gallery, on the same level, with displays of paintings, photographs, sculptures and other media. The gallery has four annual featured exhibitions and eight events. 20 er Haus, Arsenalstrasse 1, A-1030 Vienna, Austria The museum is very proud of its famous 3,000+ sq. meter sculpture garden with sculptures by Giacometti, Moore, Wotruba & other international artists on site. The sculpture garden is in the process of being included on their web site by 2,000. Vito Acconci, New York artist turned architect, designed a man made island that has turned a once polluted Mur River location into a destination for locals and tourists. The island, connected by foot bridges, ties the shores of the the historic city center of Graz with Mariahilferplatz. The island is in reality, a ship, anchored in the middle of the river, and stabilized by the footbridges connecting it to either shore.

The project is a steel reticular construction 150 feet long, The island looks like a open latticed steel turtle floating on its back, upside down, in the river. The island is two merging half shells. One is an open amphitheater and the other is a covered section that houses a trendy restaurant, Insel, with great views of the water and the city. What was designed as a temporary installation has become a city focal point. Stunning! 9170 Ferlach Austria Tel: 04227/5119 email: info@carnica-rosental.at Not for from Carinthia alps is a two mile long sculpture park that follows the Drau River. Beautiful site specific large scale outdoor landart and sculptures dot the banks of the river. The work is done by both Austrian and international artists, including: Mo Edoda, Edmund & Thomas Hoke, Patrick Dougherty, and Johann Feilacher. Jardins des Plantes de Brussels Brussels, Belgium A wonderful garden setting in downtown Brussels includes 30 or more 19th century bronze sculptures. The sculptures were made by Meunier et Van der Stappen who also designed the gardens.

The work is representational typical of the period. Chateau de Colonster- Bat. B25 B-4000 Liege, Belgique musee.pleinair@ulg.ac.be Many thanks to Jean Housen, curator of this fabulous open air museum, for bringing it to my attention. Opened in 1977, the open air museum is a collaboration of the University of Liege and the Ministry of Culture. Since its inception over 110 sculptures have been added to their permanent collection on the University campus. The museum also appears to be part of the Commune francaise Wallonie-Bruxelles. The French speaking part of Belgium. Antwerp, BE Menno Meewis, Curator. Over 200 sculptures by Belgium and international artists are on display in this beautifully maintained sculpture park in the southern part of Antwerp; one of the finest on the Continent. Artists represented are Auguste Rodin, Aristide Maillol, Medardo Rosso, Jacob Epstein, Henry Moore, Constantin Meunier and Zadkine. In addition they have changing exhibitions.

In 2000 works of Peter Rogers, Tadashi Kawamata and Christopher Fink will be on display sequentially in that order. Over 60,000 books, and periodicals are available for perusal in the Burgomaster Lode Craeybeckx Documentation Center which is also on the grounds. CZECH REPUBLIC 120 00 Praha 2 Czech Republic From 1717-1732 a complex of Baroque sculptures came into being, The Novy Les complex is near Kuks in Eastern Bohemia. The founder/patron was Count Frantisek Antonin Sporck and the sculptor was Matthias Bernard Braun. Eight or more sculptures depicting scenes from the bible are in various states of neglect along the roadway between Kuks and Hribojedy. The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has Novyles on its 100 most Endangered list. The web site is well done with excellent graphics and photos of of some of the sculptures. A map with links to photos of the sculpture identified are easy to follow. The association is helping to raise funds to repair the sculptures back to their original state.

It is a fascinating project DENMARK ARKEN Museum of Modern Art 12 miles south of Copenhagen, DK. Opened in 1996. Situated in a new 100,000 square foot contemporary building designed by Danish architect, Soren Robert Lund. Emphasizes changing exhibitions of Scandinavian artists, but not exclusively Krakamarken Sculpture Park 70 acre sculpture park near city of Randers in Jutland district of Denmark. Many works by Danish artists using natural materials found on the site. * Louisiana Humlebaek, Denmark Charming museum and sculpture park half hour from Copenhagen, overlooks the Oresund which separates Denmark and Sweden, which can be seen easily on clear days. Well curated collection of international art works. Tranekaer International Centre for Art and Nature Tranekar Castle Park Site specific sculptures on 60 acres include pieces by David Nash and David Goldsworthy. FINLAND Kari Huhtamo Foundation Rovaniemi, Finland This Autumn 22 sculptures by Finnish sculptor Kari Huhtamo were moved to his Foundation in Rovaniemi Finland.

They are on a 50 year loan for exhibition on the campus of the Lapland University, in the same town. It is the northernmost University and sculpture park in Europe. Haukivuori Lake District Finland Last summer summer Lucien den Arend and Marja de Jong led their first sculpture symposium "Reductive Anstraction-less is more again". Next to the sculpture park, Marja has opened the Saksala Art Radius Art Center. Kariniemi Grove Lahti, Finland Twelve enormous colored concrete sculptures by sculptor Lovai Lanu were completed in 1992. Many of them feature aspects of the human condition: hugging, and kissing each other. Some sculptures feature natural objects likea boulder, willow tree, or a twisted tree. Meandering footpaths tie the sculptures together into a park like setting. In the summer the sculptures are half covered with foliage, and snow in the winter. The sculptor wants the sculptures to merge with nature over time; eventually they will all be covered with moss and become part of the natural background. Lahti is an hour train ride northeast of Helsinki.

Pirkkala Sculpture Park Pirkkala (Tampere) Finland At the International Sculpture Center Fall Symposium in New Orleans 2004, I met Paul Higham, an English and American sculptor. In his resume I noticed he had exhibited in the Pirkkala Sculpture Park. I pulled it up the Dogpile search engine and found this site. Pirkalla municipality, near the town Tempere, Finland, has sponsored two international symposiums that bring twenty plus artists, students and professional sculptors together to make on-site sculptures. Together they make castings in iron, bronze and aluminum. The workshop/symposium last approximately three weeks in the summer. In 2003 participants came from England, Scotland, Finland, USA, Estonia, Norway and Canada. For more information contact Curator Villu Jaanisco. Read Allisonn Hunter's writing on "Pirkkala Sculpture Park," in Sculpture magazine, May, 2004. Allison Hunter is an artist, writer, and Web designer based Houston, Texas lucien@denarend.com POAM is 150 miles northwest of Helsinki in the middle of the lake country.

Penttila Estate is an open field located on a sunny slope, surrounded by vast forests, facing southwest. It is the home, studio and collection of Lucien den Arend, sculptor. There are 12 large scale steel sculptures in the sculpture park, by Lucien. Open daily 1000 until 1700. The sculptures were previously on display at the Kajaani Museum of Art. Lucien's work is in many private and public collections. Before moving to Finland, Lucien den Arend lived and sculpted in Zwijndrecht, Holland, near Rotterdam, on the banks of the River Maas. He founded the St Ives Sculpture Park , a lineal sculpture park along the levees of the Maas. The park was dedicated by Queen Beatrix in 1999, who herself is a sculptor. Over 40 large scale sculptures are on display year round. * Turku Art Museum, 11 rue du Harve 75008 Paris, France Changing photographs of outdoor sculptures in and around Paris. Links to the "Open University" project, ISELP, Bruxelles, BE.

Links to out door sculpture sites in Japan, UK, USA, Mexico, and Holland. Also excellent list of books relating to outdoor art. * Carre d'Art Nimes France New large steel/glass building overlooking beautiful Roman temple. Sculptures outside and on roof. Changing shows. A must see. Ile de Vassiviere, Beaumont du Lac 87120, France (Near Limoges) Tel: 05-55-69-27-27 Literally an island of art! Prepare to spend the day in the forest, open meadows or at the lakeside. Hunt for sculptures in wonderful nooks and crannies. Many blend in with the beautiful settings. A very poetic place in the romantic sense. Sculptures mostly by European artists like: Skoda, David Nash, Goldsworthy, Pistoletto, Kirili and Tsuchiya. email info@art-kerguehennec.com Opened in 1986, this marvelous 420-acre estate, complete with chateau, arboretum, sculpture park, cafe, library and studios for artists-in-residence, and 25 acre lake, welcomes you.

There is no public transportation that serves this area of Brittany. While the sculpture is the main attraction, the indoor exhibitions are well done and provocative. They include performance art as well as visual art done ell known and emerging artists. Plan on staying the better part of a day, you will be glad that you did. Sculptures outdoors include work done by Boetti;Mario Merz; Matt Mullican; Dan Graham;Louise Bourgeois; Keith Sonnier; Richard Long and Ulrich Ruckriem. Le Cyclop de Jean Tinguely a Milly-la-Foret, France Located 45 minutes from Paris, this 70 foot high sculpture of a Cyclopean silver eye, took 10 years to construct. In 1969 Jean Tinguely invited 15 artists to join him on this venture to construct this outdoor colossus. Inside a visitor will see the work of: Niki de St Phalle; Daniel Spoerri; Arman, Cesar, Soto, Larry Rivers and others. Dungeon of Vez 261 Blvd Raspail., Paris 75014. France Tel:4218 5650.

Located in the former American Center, and the former home of Chateaubriand, architect Jean Nouvel remodeled the structure into a glass walled cube which is severe both inside and outside. Of the eight floors only the bottom two are for art exhibitions, the others are the Fondation offices. There are changing exhibitions that are from all parts of the world: Ron Arad, Nobuyoshi Araki, Matthew Barney, Chuck Close, Alain Didot, Panamarenko, Alan Sechas and Hunag Yong Pong. "Theatrum Botanicum" is a wonderful garden on the grounds designed by the conceptual artist Lothar Baumgarten. The title relates to medieval books that describe medicinal and food-related aromatic plants. Baumgarten used the catalogs to create an urban garden chock full of these native plants. The appearance of the garden is wild and overgrown in contrast to carefully laid out geometric gardens typical in France. * Fondation Maeght St Paul de Vence. France Without doubt this is one most fabulous art sites in the world! Set high on a hilltop overlooking the Mediterranean - the grounds, buildings and sculptures will blow you away.

Dine al fresco at the nearby La Colombe d'Or which boasts a collection of artwork from then struggling local artists who traded art for meals. Artwork by Picasso, Modigliani, Renoir, Chagall is hung around restaurant and throughout the inn. 2618 Rte de Grasse 06145 Vence, France Tel: 04 93 24 52 00 Parisian art dealers Pierre & Marianne Nahon have created have created seven levels of terraces to form a sculpture garden as the entry to a two story chateau gallery, formerly a Benedectine monastery. Splendid large scale sculptures on the terraces include work by Arman, Cesar, Spoerri, Nike St Phalle, Buren, Segal and Larry Rivers. Inside the chateau is a Roman chapel dedicated to two very large scale kinetic sculptures by Jean Tinguely. only 3 kilometers from the Maeght Foundation and the Colombe d' or in st paul de vance; this is truly another world class sculpture garden and gallery. admission is free. be there, go for it!

Exciting colorful and playful sculptures by Nikki St Phalle and Tinguely in a fountain setting. Tuileres Gardens Adjacent to the Louvre and Place de la Concorde Paris, France Andre Le Notre would be proud; the Tuileres Gardens has 33 sculptures ensconced among its Baroque statues, prim flower beds and Proper lawns and reflecting pools and parading trees lined up at attention. Sculptures by Rodin, Henry Moore, Max Ernst are surrounded by those of Alain Kirili, Carl Andre, Magdelena Abakanowicz, Bourgeois, and Ellsworth Kelly for starters. They are mixed in with 18 of Arisitide Mailliol's Rubenesque bronzes over sized nudes. While still quite formal, the way Parisians evidently like, it is a nice relief to see whimsy and mirth among stuffiness. Over six million visitors will get to see the "New Gardens".

UNESCO Paris Garden of Peace" by Noguchi 7 Place de Fontenay, 75007 01-45-68-03-71 An island of tranquility in the Japanese garden tradition in the middle of a bustling urban setting, * Villa Arson- Centre National des Arts Plastiques 20 Avenue Stephen Liegard Nice, France 04-92-07-73-73 Near square Baron de Berre near the summit of Bd de Cessole, which is a continuation of Bd Gambetta. The Villa is a combination art school, artist in residence program and an art center for research and changing exhibitions. The building is an Italianate structures that rambles on five levels down the hillside. The school encourages a no holds barred attitudes toward state of the start multi-media projects, sculptures, paintings and whatever. The scope may include Erotica by Kippenberger to large scale outdoor projects in the garden open area on the top level. Changing shows have included work by Siah Armajani, Jacques Vielle, Felice Varni, and Jean-luc Vilmouth. Worth the effort to seek the Villa out.

GERMANY Insel Hombroich Nuess-Holzheim (Dusseldorf) Germany You are about to enter a well landscaped fantasyland of art. Built on a 60 acre island are ten pavilion like minimalist buildings designed by Erwin Heerich to hold the art collections of real estate developer Karl-Heinrich Muller. Go immediately to: .inselhombroich.de , click on Willkommen; then Museum Insel Hombroich and finallyundgang... for a round trip photographic tour of the island charm and beauty. In English try: askoxford.com/languages/culturevulture/germany/museuminsel without photographs. No labels. Right, no labels. You will ramble into art by Marl di Suvero; Schwitters, Calder; Giacometti; Cezanne, rembrandt and Brancusi. Oh yer, then there is the collection Khmer sculptures and Luristan bronzes among canvasses by Ellsworth Kelly. This autumn Hombroich will open a show-stopper building by Tadao Andoto house the collection of Marianne Langen.

The April 2004 edition of Art News, page 98 has an illustrated article by David Galloway on this "Treasure Island" Island of Mainau The International Constance Tourist Office, Tel: 0-7531-22232 IBV/FBO Schutzenstrasse 8 D-7750 Konstanz The whole island is devoted to animal shaped hedges and pruned trees in addition to actual sculptures. From one of our fans who was there says it is a "Must See" if you are in the area. Lake Constance is partly in Germany and partly in Switzerland. There are many hotels, resorts and spas on the island. Kunst-undt Ausstellungshalle der Bundsreplik Deutschland Museumsmeile Roof Garden Sculpture Park, Bonn Germany Wonderful whimsical large scale Calders and Nikki St Phalle on the roof. Mayen, Germany (Near Koblenz) Located near basalt-lava quarries and stone processing plants on the the east side of Mayen. There have been six symposiums to date if my German serves me well.

Work on display is by both regional and international artists who work primarily in tuffa and sandstone. The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe Berlin, Germany Designed by architect Peter Eisenman, the memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust is located near Brandenberg Gate, on the site of Goebbels bunker. It consists of 4,100 concrete pillars (stelae) of varying heights stretching over 4.7 acres. Visitors are free to wander day or night through the labyrinth of grave stones without names. From a distance the collective pillars appear as undulating wave patterns, like swells of the sea. The unmarked paths, uneven ground, & pillars of varying heights, create a deliberately uneasy & confusing atmosphere. While some find this disorienting experience moving & traumatic, some critics say that the memorial is too abstract and does not dramatize the evil & guilt of the Nazis. D-76530 Baden-Baden, DE Phone: +49 - 7221 / 39898-0 Heir to Dr Franz Burda, owner-founder of the Burda GmbH, Offenburg, printing house and publisher of Bunte magazine.

Frieder Burda started the Foundation Frieder Burda in 1998 to further his father's art collection and construct a museum. Currently, his collection has 580 art works, that emphasizes the work of post war German Expressionists, such as Polke, Hoffman, Richter and Baselitz. The collection reflects the taste of one man, who started his collection in 1968 with impulse purchases. His first buy was a red Lucio Fontana painting. It is one of the most extensive art collections of 20th century art on display in Germany. Frieder Bruda commissioned New York architect, Richard Meier, to design the glass and free-floating panels art museum, located the main city park, and connected a bridge to the existing Baden-Baden art museum. The 15 million euro museum project opened October, 2004, and still does not have a single work by Joseph Beuys. Sculptures in the collection include work by: Arp,Bourgeois, Chamberlain, de Kooning, Miro, Picasso, Nikki St-Phalle and Bernar Venet. It is not clear where the sculptures are located. Outdoors or indoors?

Kunst geht in die Natur Wood, stone and natrure art projects. (German) Funnix Germany The sculpture park and gis studio are both in Funnix & contain the large scale work of one sculptor: Leonard Wubbena. Most of the sculptures on display are made with Cor-Ten steel. Riehler Strasse (Next to Zoo Bridge) 50668 Cologne Germany T +49 (0) 221 1794287 Started in 1997 byMr and Mrs Michael Stoffel, the park is celebrating its tenth anniversary of its opening. Over 30 sculptures are on the grounds with work by: Lee Byars, George Condo, Fischl & Weiss, Dan Graham, Mark Di Severo, Tony Cragg, David Smith, Jenny Holzer, Anish Kapoor, Tobias Rehberger and Franz West, for starters. Don't miss it! 12,000 Square foot sculpture park on the banks of the Rhine River GREECE Andros (Cyclades Islands) GREECE Also called the Andros Museum of Modern Art, the Museum has a wonderful collection of modern and contemporary art and sculpture.

Travel by Ferry or air from Athens. In Athens they also were the founders of the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art. Absolutely fabulous! Vorres Museum and Gardens Paiania, Attica, Greece One hour taxi ride from downtown Athens on the flip-side of Mt. Hymettus is a wonderful private museum and garden, owned by the Vorres family. Located on 80 acres it has several main buildings with both classical and contemporary Greek art and sculptures. And if he is home, a most gracious host in the famous Greek tradition. HUNGARY Statue Park Museum Budapest, Hungary Gigantic ghastly statues of cold war leaders left over from the communist dictatorship. Created by the City of Budapest as a tourist attraction. IRELAND The Lough MacNean Sculpture Trail 30 miles from Sligo, Ireland A new splendid breakthrough in the peacekeeping and healing process on the borders of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Communities on either side of the shores and waters of the Upper and Lower Lough Macnean that were not the best of friends during the fighting in Northern Ireland are now joined by 15 mile trail that connects 11 site-specific quality sculptures.

The cross border and cross communities that were previously blocked to traffic of either pedestrians or automobiles are now again accessible to one and all to visit. The communities themselves brought this project to fruition. Eleven artists worked with local students, Scouts and citizens to select sites and help in the creation of the trail and sculptures using mostly local materials. A beautiful story set in a beautiful natural setting which is a favorite for hikers and birdwatchers. Don't miss this wonderful site. Wonderful maps, illustrations and photographs as well. Well done, Bravo! Ann & Laurance Howard, Claggan Island; Tel 353 (0) 98 45107 email:1claggan@eircom.net This is the largest public art project ever undertaken In Ireland. A sculpture trail was created soon after the discovery of a Neolithic site stone work at Ceide Fields, north of Mayo in 1993. The trail commemorates the imprint of man left over 50 centuries ago. Fourteen site specific sculptures are installed along the trail. Grounds of Huntington Castle Clonegal County Carlow , Ireland It is open from April through October.

A wonderful Ulrich Rueckriem site specific installation can be visited by appointment by calling Anya von Gosseln, office of contemporary art, she lives on the grounds. 353-54-76 505 or avongosseln@unison.ie Sculpture in the Woodlands also known as "The Project" Dublin, Ireland County Wicklow, 20 miles south of Dublin In a 600 acre forest called Devil's Glen "The Project" currently has 7 site specific wood sculptures all made of wood to emphasize the functional as well as the aesthethics of the media. Artists are from Ireland, England, Canada, Japan and Mexico. Started in 1994 and operated by Coilite forestry consultants, the plan is to commission new sculptures annually. ITALY Ago, Filo e Nodo, 2000 Piazzale Cadorna/ Triennale (in front of the Milan Railroad Station) Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen have done it again. Needle, Thread. and Knot is situated in a large urban pool of water with active water jets.

The contrast with the staid dull buildins surrounding the area in most impressive Via Leonardo da Vinci 19, 40069 Ponte Ronca di Zola Predosa (BO) Tel: (051) 265718/233409 for reservations\ Not far from Bologna is a wonderful sculpture park and sculpture collection. Call ahead to see work by Manzu, Martani, Mastoianni, Arman, Messina and others in a well landscaped garden. Piazza Mafalda di Savoia,10098 Tel: 011-956-52-22 Do miss this one when you go to Italy. Eleven miles west of Turin, this museum has a sp[lendid program of changing exhibitions with lots of exciting site specific installations. On the entry esplanadesee Paolo Calzolari's Columns, Luciano Fabro's Pablo Uccelo 1450-1989 steel framework with kinetic rods; and fibonacci numbers in blue neon by Mario Merz, Manica Lunga From 1 to 987.

Pievasciata, 53010, Siena Tel: +39 0577-357151 Located in the heart of the Tuscan hills, Chianti Vineyards, the sculpture park is only 8 miles northeast of downtown Siena. After three years of planning and dealing with various bureaucratic delays the park had its grand opening May 21, 2004. The work of over 25 international sculptors are now on display in the permanent collection of the Chianti Sculpture, including Benbow Bullock's 32 foot high burnished stainless steel endless column "Homage to Brancusi" The sculptures are surrounded by a wood of ilex and oak trees. Much of the work is site specific, selected by Director, Piero Giadrossi. Enjoy the virtual tour on their web site, where you can see photographs of each piece and learn about the artists. Enjoy!

50125 Firenze, Italy tel 39 055 221612\ iuo@iuo.iris.firenze.it Founded in 1958 the Dutch University is part of Utrecht University and is managed by a group of six universities. The school promotes research on Italian art, on Dutch and Flemish art and artists in Italy and the North. It rovides scholars and researchers from Holland and elsewhere with accommodations, research and publication opportunities and the use of its library. Students and visitors are encouraged th check on the availability of thier guestrooms. The campus has a sculpture park whick currently work by 15 sculptors including: Karel Appel, Yvonne Kracht, Arthur Spronken, and Shinkichi Tajiri. The garden and olive grove are ideally suited for the display of contemporary sculpture. ilgiardino@ilsilene.it 50 miles south of Siena, near Mount Amiata, you'll find Swiss artist Daniel Spoerri's sculpture garden. After travelling and living all over the world, Spoerri settled in this Garden of Eden, known as Hic Terminus Haeret!

The 30 acre park opened to the public in 1997 with over 87 sculptures by 42 artists, including Jean Tinguely, Arman, Karl Gerstner, Meret Oppenheim, Jesus Rafael Soto, Dieter Roth, Esther Beidel & Spoerri's own bronzes. Plan for a 3 hour walk along a landscaped trail with changing flora and fauna to take in all sculpture & the elaborate Labyrinth Mural Path that cannot be ignored. Open from Easter through September. email: lamarrana@iol.it Started in 1996 by Grazia and Gianni Bolongaro, "La Marrana" was created to spread the concept of contemporary art as the barometer and lightening rod of the "Present location in society". Not a museum, or gallery, but a private home/nature reserve off the beaten path inside the Natural Regional Park of Montemarcello and Magra that is open to the public. Special attention is given to the relationship between art and the environment.

Site specific art structures and changing exhibitions have included work done by international artists including Joseph Kosuth; Jannis Kounellis, Jan Fabre, Magdalena Campos-Pons; Luigi Mainolfi and Philip Rantzer. Parco d'arte La Marrana arteambientale Via della Marrana email: info@museion.it Bolsano's Museum of Modern Art was started in 1985 to exhibit and collect visual arts. There is a park in front of the museum that has an amphitheater that is used for sculpture exhibitions. at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Palazzo Venier dei leoni, Grand Canal, Dorsoduro, Venice, (39-41) 520 6288. Changing sculptures from the Nasher Collection in Dallas. Open Air Park Museum of Stone Sculpture Piazza Corsini 35 41021 Fanano MO (Modena), Italy Tel: 0536/68696 The commune of Fannano sponsors a biannual International Symposium of Stone Sculpture.

The permanent collection now consists of over 213 sculptures made in Fannano and nearby villages from 1983 to 1998 by artists worldwide. Rivoli Castle Museum of Contemporary Art Piazza Mafalda di Savoia 10098 Rivoli (Torino) Turin, ITALY Tel: 39.011.956 5222 tel: 0332-283960; or FAI, Milano, IT: 02-4676151 The fabulous mansion and collection of contemporary American art is now open to the public! It is truly world class in every way. In 1983 Count Panza divided his collection on various terms to MOCA Los Angeles; Guggenheim, New York and Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano. The balance of the collection along with the villa and gardens were donated to the Italian Government. It is a fine collection of minimalistic, conceptual and abstract expressionism art, all done by American artists. Separate rooms and carriage rooms are devoted to separate artists.

Whole rooms of site specific wall drawings of Sol Lewitt; Dan Flavin lights up many otherwise dark corners; and early spatial art done by James Turrel, Robert Irwin, and Maria Nordman were carried out on several floors. If you are anywhere near Milan or Lakr Como, this is a must see! VIlla di Verzegnis Sculpture Park Friulia, Italy Collection of Egidio Marzona contains works by Bruce Nauman, Mario Merz, Richard Serra, Richard Long and Dan Graham. Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum Sabile, Latvia 150 sculptures by local & foreign artists. The grounds are the home for 15 artists in residence who create site specific work on a changing cycle. Ojars Feldberg, Director. pedvale@parks.lv * Europas Parkus , Sculpture Park of Central Europe Vilnius, Lithuania Founded by Gintaras Karosas just two years after the Russians left Lithuania, the 50 hectare wooded site has many site-specific sculptures by sculptors from Japan, Cyprus, USA, Poland and of course, Lithuania. Each August the museum offers an artist-in-residence program to create on-sight sculptures which are left in place after the artists depart.

This park is a real treat. Bullock's painted steel, "Upper Quadrant" is part of their permanent collection. LUXEMBOURG 41,rue Notre Dame- BP 345-L-2013 Luxembourg Tel: 352 22 50 45 casino-luxembourg@ci.culture.lu The Casino Luxembourg created a sculpture trail in the valleys underneath the city to the site of the future Musee d'art Contemporain at Ft Thuengen. The show Under the Bridges, along the river..." featured site specific sculptures by 19 artists, including Daniel Burien, Ian Hamilton Findlay and Jan Fabre. Many of the pieces are very conceptual and require interaction with the viewers. It is an exciting show that anticipates a wonderful future for the new museum space. Swarteweisein2, 9255 JB Tytsjerk, NL Tel: 058 2 15 34 12 email: info@sprezzatura.org In northern Holland a new 70 acre new sculpture and culture park has opened which receives over 100,000 visitors every year.

It is located on the grounds and buildings of the Vijversburg estate. June 21 - September 14, 2003, Art in Motion, an exhibition devoted to the display of outdoor kinetic art will be on display. In addition to the Vijversburg Foundation support has been received from the Kinetic Art Organization(KAO) , Galerie Denise Renee, Paris and other cultural organizations that are enthusiastic supporters of kinetic art. Denise Rene, and Iris Clert, Paris; Howard Wise Gallery, NY; Paul Keeler's Signals Gallery, London; and Peter Selz, Berkeley, were the progenitors of the kinetic movement in the 1950s. After several years, the movement faded and almost disappeared. This exhibition may hopefully put kinetic art back on its rightful pedestal. Some of the early kinetic artists will have sculptures in the show including: Yaakov Agam, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Ronald Mallory, and Jesus Rafael Soto. In addition, there will be new kinetic artists from Greece, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, USA and six artists.

Perhaps one of the best sculpture parks in the world; it has 21 hectares of landscaped forested hills and valleys filled with absolutely splendid work from the permanent collection which spans the end of the 19th century to the present. On display are works by Hepworth, Rodin, Lipschitz, Ian Findlay Hamilton (My favorite), Moore, Serra, Merz and Dubuffet. Also on the grounds is a well maintained Mies Van der Rohe style Museum with outstanding examples of works by Van Gogh, Mondrian, Pol Bury and Van Doesberg. Outdoors is a smaller structure reminiscent of the Mies Van der Rohe Pavillion in Barcelona. It is a structure with planar walls without windows or ceiling, surrounded by sculptures done by Barbara Hepworth. The Kroller-Muller is in the center of a 13,000 acre National Forest Preserve, most of which is accessible on bicycles which are provided by the National Forest operatives, free of charge. It is a 2 hour drive or train trip from Amsterdam. Do not miss it.

Here's another URL for Kroller-Muller sculpture park Schoonoord, NL Located on public forestry grounds behind the Ellen&Brammerert Open-air Museum, is a 3.5 kilometer pathway that winds through a natural glacier pit, woods and an annual changing art exhibition. Work by 10 or more regional and international artists can be seen each year. The overall plan is to make this a permanent nature/art destination. This site was brought to my attention by A.C. de Fluiter, globalArtfund, Meulenakker 6 , NL-7841 EP SLEEN, defluiter@planet.nl . Ellert and Brammert were 17th Century giants who raided the surrounding area.The open air museum seeks to reconstruct the life of that time with a toll house, farm house and a school, all open to the public for a fee. (St Ives Sculpture Park) Zwijndrecht, Holland Wonderful new sculpture park along side one of Holland's famous beautiful canals. The park is named after St.Ives, Cornwall in the southwestern most point in England which has been home to artists since the fifties, including Hepworth and Nicholson.

The mission of St-Ives Open Air museum, which was dedicated by the Queen(Beatrix), who is a sculptor in her own right, when it opened, is to be free of commercial diversions and influences. Bullock's painted steel "Contrary Opinion" was installed in 1999 at the Queen Beatrix dedication ceremony St Ives Sculpture Park, Zwijndrecht, NL dutch-sculptors.org Public Sculpture in Amsterdam Amsterdam has literally thousands of public sculptures in parks, in front of buildings, median strips, and waterfront settings. Arctic Circle Norway The artistic idea of Norwegian artist Ann Katrine Dolven. That each of 45 municipalities in this top of the world with a total population of less than 250,000 scattered over barren rock filled hills and valleys, would have its own site specific art. A public collection that can only be seen by taking a 450 mile drive which takes the better part of a week. Sculptures by 33 international sculptors from Europe, Brazil, United States and Japan are on the arduous, summertime only, journey. Work can be seen by artists: Anish Kapoor, Dan Graham, Tony Cragg.

Perk Kirkeby, and many others from Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Some of the individual sculptures are awesome, and stand up well to the bleakness of the environment. Bravo! for wonderful web sites! Biennale of Spatial Forms Elblag, Poland In 1237, Teutonic Knights built a castle on the banks of Elblag River which was the beginning of the City of Elblag. By the 14th century Elblag was an active port on the Baltic Sea and a member of the Hanseatic League. Prior to WWII, Ferdinand Schichau started a series of machine shops, ABB_Zamech, that became active shipyards along the river. During World War II, 65% of the town was destroyed, and many of the resident were forced to move elsewhere. In 1965, through the efforts of artists like Matian Boguz and Gerard Kwiatkoski, and the support of ABB-Zamech, the 1st Biennale of Spatial Forms was held in Elblag.

Artists from all over Poland were invited to use the facilities of Zamech with the help of their workers to make outdoor sculptures from scrap and found objects. Four more Biennales were held after 1965. Over 40 of these sculptures are on display throughout the city. Some of the artists who have works on display are: Magdelena Abakanowicz, Boguz, Wozniak ,and Gyaraty. Many of the sculptures are constructivist or minimalist in character. PORTUGAL 210 Rua D. Joao de Castin (351-22) Oporto, Portugal Tel: 615-6500 Founded in 1989 the Museum is located in a 45 acre park in the beautiful Boavista District of Oporto. Artists in the permanent collection include: Kounellis, Dennis Oppenheim, Gerhard Richter, Robert Smithson Gilberto Zorio. Prominent Portuguese artists in the collection: Helena Almeida, Rene Berth Batardo, and Alvaro Lapa.

ROMANIA Targu-Jiu (Sidney Geist), Gorj, Romania Constantin Brancusi's 98-foot Endless Column was installed in 1937 as a memorial to Romanian soldiers who died in WW1. The column resides in a city garden along with two other sculptures by Brancusi, the travertine stone The Table of Silence and the Gate of the Kiss. The orginal sculpture was made of cast iron modules, clad with zinc, brass and a clear organic protective coating. It was replated twice prior to its restoration in 2000. The restoration was done with the help of the Romanian Government, World Monuments Fund (WMF), the World Bank, and the Olin Partnership. SPAIN Hernani, Spain Tel: 3494 333 60 06 "Caserio Zabalaga" also known as "Chillida Leku" was opened October 1, 2000 by the Eduardo Chillida Foundation. The new museum of sculptures by Basque sculptor, Eduardo Chillida, was started 18 years ago, will be a wonderful complement to the Guggenheim in Bilbao.

Caserio Zabalaga is situated on 30 acres only 5 miles from San Sebastian (Donosti) in the heart of the Basque country. The new museum will have examples of Chillida's work both inside and in an outdoor sculpture garden around the museum outdoors. Chillida is one of the best living sculptors in the world, is probably best known for his Piene del Viento, or Wind Combs. These are gigantic forged steel graces loops hanging from a cliff side over the Bay of Biscay. During storms, wind driven waves crash over through and around these aesthetic projections. An awesome combination of the work of man of nature. The steel pieces were forged at the "Los Hornos" steel shipyard forges in Bilbao. Most of Chillida's work display a dramatic ability to express what can be done with materials like stone and steel to extent of their internal and external strengths and beauty. Prior to the opening which was delayed several times, was attended by the King and Queen of Spain, Don Carlos and Dona Sofia as as President Gerhard Schroeder of Germany. The delays were caused by the Spanish Police who found military mortars nearby the site aimed at the Caserio.

You can rest assured we will be hearing lots more about "Caserio Zabalaga". IVAM Museo de Julio Gonzales, Valencia, Spain considered the most complete existing collection of the sculptor’s work - 360 items (147 works with precious metals, 21 paintings, 112 sculptures, 8 reliefs in metal plate & 72 drawings) E-11150 Vejer de la Frontera (Cadiz) SPAIN Tel: (+34) 956 455 134 The NMAC Foundaion mission is to establish a dialogue between art and nature. Artists are chosen each year to create site specific outdoor art work on the NMAC 500 hectare estate which includes wild animals and, cork and pine trees. On clear days the coast of Africa, Morocco, can be seen from the park. 30 hectares are devoted to the growing sculpture park, at the present time. Each work becomes part of the expanding permanent collection. The park is open year round. The 2001 exhibition included the work of Marina Abramovic, Sol Lewitt, Roxy Paine and Richard Nonas.

Scheduled for 2003 are artists from Spain, Argentina, Taiwan, China, Switzerland and South Africa. Thanks to Paula Llull Llobera at NMAC for bringing this site to my attention. General information: Tel: +34 978 78 50 00 Director: Lucas Karrvaz < Located between Cuenca and Teruel (Castille and Aragon),Spain, Rincon de Ademuz is a unique place. While it is part of Valencia it is physically separated from Valencia. The locals say" We are Castilians, but we feel Aragonese, we will always be Valencians". Ricon de Ademuz is approximately 370 square kilometers in an area composed of approximately 20 villages. The sculpture park consists changing exhibition every two years. The biennial and 70 sculptures by 45 artists from 17 countries. The second biennial will open Spring 2004. Sculptures are on loan for two years by the sculptors, then they are replaced by new work by other artists, unless some of the sculptures have been purchased by participating villages. Each village provides one juror each to judge the entries.

The sculptures are scattered all over the region, but clustered in or near the villages of the Rincon. Their web site has the locations of the 1st biennial shown on a map of the area. Cuenca is a one hour drive from Madrid. Cuenca is a beautiful steep hill town with houses that open to the same street on several floors. It is also home to a well curated museum of contemporary arts and crafts. SWEDEN KiLen, The Artgroup in Lulea Tel: +46- (0)920-156 24 email: kilen@kronan.net Formerly it was known as the ARcTic Festival; Winter Biennial has been held every two years since 1991..In 2002 it will be held from February 27- March 3rd. Lulea is located at the north end of the Gulf of Bothnia, less than 50 miles below the Arctic Circle. over 20,000 people attend this event, making it the largest winter festival in Europe.

Kilen, the artist group in Lulea, was founded in the late '80s and together with the City of Lulea have sponsored these events. Fifteen international artists are selected to make site specific sculptures using ice, snow or fire as their media. The artists make snow sculptures from 27 three meter cubes of snow. And ice is cut out of the meter thick ice floes of the Lulea River. Visitors will be offered glasses made of ice; rather than vodka on the rocks, it will be vodka in the rock. The winter festival is followed by the Lulea Summer Biennial 2003 where ice and snow are replaced by sand, stone and steel. I think that I would rather attend the summer festival... Lidingo, Stockholm Sweden over 160 sculptures by Carl Milles in addition to his collection of classical sculptures. In the garden of the former home of the artist. Moderna Museet Stockholm, SE phone: 666-4250 On an island in a park like setting is one of the smallest but most spectacular of sculpture parks.

Pontus Holten, director of the Museum in the '60s and '70s brought the collection into the international limelight. At the entry is Alexander Calder's "Four Elements" is a hybrid stablile/mobile, tall enough for visitors to easily pass under it. Near the woods and water is a joint work by Jean Tinguely and Niki de St Phalle. The piece d'resistance is a simulation of Manet's "Dejeuner sur l'Herbe" completed by Carl Nesjar for Picasso in 1966 before he died. Picasso made cardboard free standing painted cutouts of the picnic scene which were translated in to four sandblasted concrete enlargements 10-14 feet high. Messeplatz Basle, 4021 Tel: 41 58 200 2020 Started in 1969, This is the most influential art in the world. Open to selected art dealers by invitation of the sponsor Messe Basle, a private company that has greater freedom in selecting who will show. Every gallery has to re-apply each year. For about 900 applicants only 260 were chosen.

In 2001 300 galleries took part representing over 1,000 artists 50,000 visitors. In 2002 27 galleries are new. The dates for the Fair are set to coincide with other summer art events. This year it is the Documenta, last year it was the Venice Biennale. CH-4125 Riehen/Basel (Tel) 41 061 645 97 00 Basle, Switzerland Fabulous art collection of Hildy & Ernst Beyeler was moved into a new building designed by Renzo Piano of Pompidou Center fame. Over 70 world class paintings and sculpture by an eclectic collection of artists who have been shown by the gallery, including Picasso and Giacometti. Not to be missed. Fondation Pierre Gianadda Martigny, Switzerland Miro, Arp, Calder, Brancusi (The Large Rooster), Moore, Segal and Rodin are all represented here. In addition there is a Gallo-Roman archaeological site that has been excavated and in good repair. There is also an automobile Museum and a cafe, concerts and changing art exhibitions.

MMA Modern Art Advising Sculpture Gallery & Garden Zolfingen, Switzerland Over 150 iron sculptures made by the artist/ civil engineer Heinz Aeschlimann, are on the grounds of his construction company. Some are placed between outdoor construction machinery and trucks. Others are inside in a gallery and in working offices, as well as on the roof of his construction company. Open daily. Admission is free. * Museum Jean Tinguely Basle Basle, Switzerland The museum was a gift of Hoffmann-La Roche LTD in 1996, to celebrate their 100th anniversary. It is located in Solitude overlooking the right hand bank of the Rhine. The building was designed by Mario Botta. The collection includes over 70 kinetic rambling, rumbling self destruct machines that need constant repair or they fall apart. While seeming whimsical, they exude a fascinating charm that has a mystical flavor about them. Also in Basle not to be missed is Tinguely’s Carnival Fountain in front of the Basle City Theater. Tinguely was an advocate of technical progress and at the same time a critic of our blind belief in progress.

CH-4438 Langenbruck Switzerland Tel: +41 62 390 11 60 An old monastery built in 1187 fell into disuse until 1977 when it was restored for use as a sculpture museum in the Canton Basel-Landschaft. It is a wonderful example of Romanesque architecture. No art slouches reside here. See work by: Aniah Kapoor; David Nash; Nigel Hall; William Pye; Ian Hamilton Finlay: Ulrich Ruckriem; Peter Kahm and Walter Fahndrich in their permanent collection. In addition there are changing exhibitions year round. 1000+ images about Anthony Gormley on Pinterest | Edinburgh, Angel and Art work Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas Anthony Gormley Sir Antony Gormley, OBE (nacido el 30 de agosto de 1950) es un escultor inglés.

Sus trabajos más conocidos incluyen Angel of the North, una escultura pública en Gateshead encargada en 1995 y erigida en febrero de 1998, y Another Place, en Crosby Beach cerca de Liverpool. Para la ciudad de Leeds, diseño la escultura Brick Man. 55 Pins79 Followers Damien Hirst's 67-foot pregnant Angel of the West: The landmark set to tower over the Devon coast | Daily Mail Online comments It will be Devon’s answer to the Angel Of The North: a giant statue of a naked pregnant woman holding a sword above her head. The monumental sculpture – which is a full ten inches higher than its 66ft North East counterpart – is the brainchild of controversial artist Damien Hirst, who wants to erect it in a car park at Ilfracombe harbour. Hirst, who lives in a £3.5 million farmhouse just outside the resort, has told local councillors they can have the statue on loan for 20 years if they grant him the necessary planning permission.

Controversiial: Damien Hirst wants to erect a giant statue of a pregnant woman in a car park in Ilfracombe, Devon Hirst’s idea for an ‘Angel of the West’ has already divided opinion and some residents in the town, which is a teenage pregnancy blackspot, have instead dubbed it ‘The Belly of the South’. But the proposal is expected to be given the go-ahead by councillors convinced it will attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share It would also be a boon for Hirst’s restaurant, 11 The Quay, which is just 100 yards from the proposed site. Planners will make their decision in September, and the sculpture, which currently exists in three sections, could be in place two months later. Ill-conceived? A mock-up of how Hirst's planned statue would dominate Ilfracombe harbour Councillor Mike Edmunds said: ‘We have got to find new ways of attracting visitors.

'We are lucky to have an artist of Damien’s stature in the area and we want to start rebranding the town in the area of the arts rather than as just a traditional resort.’ Another councillor, Philip Webb, added: ‘It is going to make a big difference to the town and the local economy. In his back yard: Damien Hirst lives in a £3.5million farmhouse just outside Ilfracombe 'Damien wants to make a statement and this statue certainly does that. 'I think it’s a wonderful idea and I’d be surprised if anyone opposed it.’ The bronze finished figure, which has a stainless-steel frame, will hold a glass-fibre sword aloft and a pair of scales behind her back and stand on a plinth of law books, staring out to sea. The scales and sword are similar to those carried by the Statue of Justice on the roof of the Old Bailey. One local source last night said 47-year-old Hirst had added the books at the 11th hour to ensure it would be taller than Antony Gormley’s Angel Of The North, erected in 1998.

English Heritage has no objection to Hirst’s sculpture, thought to be the latest part of his Virgin Mother series, on the edge of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Historic buildings inspector Francis Kelly said: ‘This sounds like an important and thought-provoking project that would add a considerable amount of interest to Ilfracombe.’ But council planners may have reckoned without public opinion. Bobby Davies, 69-year-old social secretary of Ilfracombe Yacht Club, said: ‘Oh, please no. Tell me they’re not really going to do this. ‘People will come to look at it – probably to have a good laugh at our expense. Given Ilfracombe’s past problems with teenage pregnancies I can’t believe this is so in-your-face. Overshadowed: The proposed statue would be 10 inches taller than Antony Gormley's Angel Of The North, erected near Gateshead in 1998 'Why couldn’t we have had a fisherman or a seafarer?’ Resident Maureen Lowe, 63, said: ‘About five per cent of local people will go along with this. You can bet it will be called the Belly of the South around here.

'Personally I quite like the statue but it’s just too big.’ Hirst was unavailable for comment last night. Soppy, banal - and, sadly, impossible to ignore By PHILLIP HENSHER Damien Hirst, once among the most exciting of young British artists, has seen his reputation challenged. Similarities: Hirst's proposed work resembles Paul Day's £1m statue, The Meeting Place, erected at St Pancras Critics have described this summer’s exhibition of his still lifes as ‘deluded’ in its incompetence, while his Tate retrospective has received mixed reviews. Some have speculated that the prices of his art in the auction room are inflated and must soon collapse. Now he is proposing this giant piece which has the same naive awkwardness of any number of new public statues. It looks, in style, very much like Paul Day’s £1 million statue at St Pancras of lovers embracing, probably the ugliest statue in London. Councillor Paul Crabb thinks locals would be ‘delighted’ by Hirst’s statue, which will certainly be impossible to ignore. What has encouraged this sort of misguided thinking is the Angel Of The North – a grand and unique image created by an artist, Antony Gormley, on peak form.

All sorts of proposed rubbish has followed. Hirst’s soppy, banal and overblown statue has nothing in common with Gormley’s, apart from size. It looks like a small statue, made by an ordinarily competent worker in an uninteresting style, blown up to the size of a lighthouse. And I bet plans for selling reproductions to tourists are, by now, completely prepared.

Question: Completed in 1998 and looking down on Gateshead, Anthony Gormley's giant sculpture is called what "of the North'?
Answer: ANGEL