Jaume Plensa sculpture stays at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
As the first major UK exhibition by Jaume Plensa at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) draws to a close this Sunday, the internationally-renowned outdoor art gallery has announced that two works by the Spanish artist will remain at the Park.
Wonderland I (1993) and illuminated sculpture La Llarga Nit (Blind) (2010) have been lent to YSP by the artist for long-term loan. The two sculptures are the latest addition to YSP’s open-air collection which includes Antony Gormley’s One & Other (2000), Martin Creed’s Work No. 700 (2007), and Madalena Abakanowicz’s Ten Seated Figures (2010), among many others.
The Jaume Plensa exhibition has been one of YSP’s most successful to date, bringing record numbers to the Park and receiving an overwhelmingly positive response.
More than 250,000 visitors have enjoyed the exhibition and it has reached thousands more through social media since it opened in April 2011. Visitors have called it “sheer brilliance”, “absolutely stunning and uplifting”, while BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary-Ann Hobbs said it was “the most inspirational exhibition this year”. Other celebrities who have enjoyed the show include Dizzee Rascal and KT Tunstall.
Photo credit: Jaume Plensa, La Llarga Nit (Blind), 2010 © Jonty Wilde
