Yorkshire Sculpture Park appoints new chair

The Trustees of Yorkshire Sculpture Park have elected Greville Worthington as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Worthington brings a wealth of experience from the world of business and the arts. A writer, art collector and curator, he has curated numerous contemporary art exhibitions at museums and galleries throughout the UK with projects … Continue reading →

Two Thomas Houseago sculptures confirmed for Yorkshire Festival

The Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle’s bid to bring work by Leeds-born sculptor Thomas Houseago to the region has been successful. The Los Angeles-based artist will exhibit two of his monumental sculptures across two sites in Yorkshire during the Tour de France this summer. Bringing together Henry Moore Institute, The Hepworth Wakefield, Leeds Art Gallery and Yorkshire … Continue reading →

Interview with Tom Price at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

by Jon Cronshaw He’s notorious for licking a gallery wall till his tongue bled. Now, artist Tom Price creates sculptures of everyday black men that are deliberately unheroic. In 2001, Tom Price tried to cover an entire gallery with his saliva over a three-day period. But in the first hour, his tongue began to bleed … Continue reading →

Tom Price set for Sculpture Park exhibition

An exhibition of sculpture, animation and work on paper by British artist Tom Price will be on display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park from January 4 to April 27, 2014. Inspired by public observation, magazine images and historic sculpture, Price is rapidly establishing a strong reputation for his mastery of traditional techniques, his representation of … Continue reading →

An interview with Amar Kanwar at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

by Jon Cronshaw The work of one of India’s leading artists and film-makers is on display at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Jon Cronshaw met Amar Kanwar. There have been few exhibitions in recent memory as moving as Amar Kanwar’s The Sovereign Forest + Other Stories currently on display at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The exhibition reveals … Continue reading →

Seizure at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park – an interview with Roger Hiorns

by Jon Cronshaw In 2008, contemporary artist Roger Hiorns oversaw the creation of one of most unique works of art in recent memory by pumping over 74,000 litres of copper sulphate solution into a condemned London flat. The result saw the building’s interior coated with otherworldly blue crystals that formed on the walls, floor, ceiling, … Continue reading →

Yinka comes to Yorkshire!

by Jon Cronshaw Black-winged fairies, fox-headed highwaymen sporting hand-guns and Blackberry phones, and cute aliens in colourful flying machines are among some of the weird and wonderful exhibits currently on show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.  They are not sculptures in the traditional sense as Nigerian-born British artist Yinka Shonibare works with materials ranging from brightly … Continue reading →