Yorkshire Sculpture Park WHAT S ON Spring 2011

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1 Yorkshire Sculpture Park WHAT S ON Spring 2011

2 Yorkshire Sculpture Park What s On Spring /3 The only one of its kind, Yorkshire Sculpture Park is an extraordinary place that sets out to challenge, inspire, inform and delight. Over the last 34 years, YSP has become an international centre for modern and contemporary art, experienced and enjoyed by thousands of visitors every year. Where else can you explore open-air displays by some of the world s finest artists, enjoy fascinating exhibitions throughout five stunning galleries, be inspired by the natural beauty of an historic 500 acre estate, and get involved in a dynamic line up of events and activities? Over the coming months YSP, like many other arts organisations, faces major challenges as the Government reduces the deficit. After a period of sustained support the UK arts sector is thriving. Two thirds of the population enjoy the arts every year and we have the largest cultural economy in the world, relative to GDP. Despite these difficult times, YSP has an ambitious vision for 2011 and the future. This year, we ll continue to provide worldclass art for everyone with projects by Jaume Plensa and Shirin Neshat, among others. We will also open up 150 acres of historic parkland to the public for the very first time and relaunch our educational programme with a stunning new Learning Centre. To find out more visit

3 MAIN EXHIBITION Jaume Plensa from 9 April 2011 Jaume Plensa From 9 April 2011 Underground Gallery, Open Air Generously supported by YSP presents an extraordinary body of new and recent work by renowned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. Encouraging tactile and sensory exploration, this vibrant exhibition includes a 50-metre curtain of poetry made of suspended steel letters, large illuminated sculptures in the landscape, and engraved gongs that visitors can strike to fill the gallery with sound. Plensa s sculpture gives physical form to the intangible, using the body as a way of exploring what it means to be human and engaging with universal themes: love, memory, language and despair. Other works need the presence of a human body to make them complete, such as Song of Songs. These glass cabins, immersed in coloured light, are only large enough for one visitor to enter and are spaces for solitary contemplation. Plensa has an international reputation and has completed significant public art projects around the world, including the momentous Crown Fountain (2004) in Chicago. In 2009 he created Dream, a 20-metre high sculpture for St Helens as part of Channel 4 s Big Art Project. A 20 catalogue with texts by Jeremy Strick, Kosme de Baranano and Laurie Peake, a 5 guidebook, and special exhibition merchandise are available from the YSP Shop, Galleries and website. YSP & OPERA NORTH PRESENT FOUR SEASONS: SPRING 9 April, 7.30pm, performance only 15. Twocourse dinner deal at 6pm in the YSP Restaurant 30. Book online or call In the beautiful, intimate surroundings of the Chapel, musicians perform music and song to celebrate the opening of the Jaume Plensa show and to evoke the spring season. With music ranging from Purcell to Mahler, and including Vivaldi and Piazzolla, who both wrote for the four seasons, this is a one-off performance that promises to bring audiences closer to the very essence of spring. Featuring cellist Matthew Sharp ( virtuosic, charismatic, brimming with verve and poetry, The Times) and guitarist Craig Ogden ( miraculous playing, The Telegraph). 4/5

4 CURRENT ARTISTS/PROJECTS Throughout the Park and Galleries 6/7 Shirin Neshat: Soliloquy 5 March 26 June 2011 Chapel A rare showing of Neshat s poetic film, on loan from Tate, in YSP s listed Georgian Chapel. This unique context provides a serene yet provocative space for the installation which explores themes of identity, exile and cultural history. With characteristic subtlety, Neshat renders East and West as cultures in exile from each other, but which have distinct parallels and possible points of connection, revealing beauty and difference within each place. Film Screening: Women Without Men A quietly tremendous film which ensnares both the heart and the mind. The Guardian 24 March, 6.30pm, 4. See page 14. In Soliloquy Neshat uses architecture as a cultural reference as she walks through two distinct landscapes; one in Mardin, Turkey and the other in Albany, New York. The two films make visual the state of longing and dislocation experienced as a result of being born in one country, living in another and belonging to neither. Using dual screen projections facing one another, the viewer is physically immersed in hauntingly beautiful imagery and evocative sound. Neshat was born in Iran in 1957 and, after leaving school, moved to the USA to study art. She was exiled in 1979 following the Islamic Revolution in Iran and now lives in New York. Neshat is an important international artist who was recently awarded the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for her first feature film, Women Without Men. STRUCTURE & MATERIAL Claire Barclay, Becky Beasley, Karla Black 31 March 26 June 2011 Longside Gallery An Arts Council Collection exhibition curated by Katrina Brown and Caroline Douglas Structure & Material investigates the work of three significant young artists who each investigate the way we create meaning through form. Unlikely sculptural materials such as cosmetics, sugar paper, blackboard paint and brass hinges, or craft in the form of turned wood and tapestry, are employed to diverse and distinctive effect. From elements that are sometimes meagre or over-familiar, new forms are created that are mysterious and highly evocative. Structure & Material features a comprehensive body of work by each artist and includes recent acquisitions from the Arts Council Collection and installations made in response to Longside Gallery. For further information please visit

5 CURRENT ARTISTS/PROJECTS Throughout the Park and Galleries See pages 13, 14 and 15 for Mel Brimfield and Rebecca Chesney events. New work in the open air 8/9 Mel Brimfield: This is Performance Art 9 April 3 July 2011 Bothy Gallery Mel Brimfield is a London-based artist and curator with a particular interest in performance art. Brimfield creates playful, alternative histories, inspired by real artists, artworks and pop culture. Recognising that performance art is difficult to document and represent accurately, Brimfield toys with the truth and produces fabricated information, objects and ephemera to support her often comical parallel realities. In this exhibition, Brimfield re-imagines the space as Room 27 of a major museum survey entitled This is Performance Art. Brimfield merges artists such as Gilbert and George with footage of Morecambe and Wise, and shows a film about the fictional sculptor and dancer Alex Owens, based on the female star of the popular 1980s film Flashdance. The exhibition captures Brimfield s joyfully subversive capacity to create entirely fictional scenarios that are intuitively plausible. Rebecca Chesney: Diligent Observation 9 April 3 July 2011 Garden Gallery Rebecca Chesney explores and reveals changing environments and the impact of human activity, creating installations that not only capture a sense of wonder in the natural world but also the inescapable struggle between survival and death. Chesney s project demonstrates YSP s unique ability to provide a landscape for art, in this case as a laboratory in which to research and develop new work. The exhibition maps the landscape of the Bretton Estate in relation to its populations of bees and wildflowers and includes drawings based on the sounds of bees and their hives, dead plant and animal specimens and a conceptual work for an extensive landscape intervention, created with bee-friendly plants. Martin Creed Work No. 700, 2007 Lower Park Martin Creed creates order where there is none, offering a simple frame through which people can see all the chaos of the world. Work No. 700 is the largest sculpture in a series made from stacking objects that ascend or descend in scale. The work is made up of three progressively slimmer I-beams stacked together, simultaneously eliminating and alluding to the intended function of the objects by making them unusable, but retaining a quality that suggests they are second-hand. Creed s practice takes in aspects of Minimalism and found art and is characterised by a spirit of enquiry posing questions about taste, commodification and reality versus the unreal. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Eva Rothschild Someone & Someone, 2008 (Edition 3 of 3) Open Air To coincide with the inaugural exhibition at The Hepworth Wakefield, YSP is showing a work by Eva Rothschild. Using varied materials, from leather to Perspex, Rothschild creates sculpture which hovers between figuration and abstraction. Someone & Someone surpasses the limitations of material to resemble two figures and, decorated with day-glo paint, is a striking addition to the landscape. In her own words Rothschild is interested in the ways of looking that go with concepts of faith and in how things are invested with a power above and beyond their materiality, the transference of spirituality onto objects. Courtesy Stuart Shave/Modern Art and the New Art Centre, Roche Court.

6 CURRENT ARTISTS/PROJECTS New work in the open air HENRY MOORE From the Arts Council Collection 31 March 26 June 2011 Longside Gallery Project Space Barbara Hepworth & Landscape From 22 April 10 July 2011 Upper Space Henry Moore & Barbara Hepworth From 21 May 2011 Open Air 100 acres of undulating hills are home to one of the world s most significant open-air displays of Henry Moore bronzes. The selection of sculptures changes this year with new loans from the Henry Moore Foundation including Upright Motive No. 5 and Mother and Child: Block Seat. 10/11 Henry Moore is an important figure for the Arts Council Collection. He was a key advisor to the acquisitions committee during the early 1950s, shaping the Collection by advocating the acquisition of a significant group of post-war British sculpture. His representation within the Collection is also very strong, with sculptures and works on paper spanning five decades. This new Project Space display offers an opportunity to enjoy these rich holdings. During spring 2011, all 26 works by Moore in the Collection will be on display in Yorkshire, including nine sculptures and 15 works on paper in this exhibition. To celebrate the launch of The Hepworth Wakefield, YSP has worked with the Hepworth Estate to display photographs, sculpture, film and ephemera that share the artist s thoughts about landscape and its influence on her work. On Hillside is Barbara Hepworth s seminal Family of Man, a beautiful and poignant representation of figures in the landscape, and Squares with Two Circles, on loan from Tate. These displays coincide with the opening of The Hepworth Wakefield, Yorkshire s major new art gallery opening in May Find out more at

7 EVENTS Throughout the Park & Galleries Events at Yorkshire Sculpture Park range from artist talks and sculpture courses to family drawing workshops and much more... Sign up to enews at and be the first to hear about upcoming events and activities. 12/13 YSP Family Sculptural Books: Easter Family Workshops 19, 20 April, 10.30am 12.30pm & 1.30pm 3.30pm, suitable for children age 8+, 4. Book online or call Create a self-portrait with a sculptural book which opens up a world of your own thoughts and choices. Easter Fun Trail April, free, drop-in. Pick up a leaflet from the Visitor Centre to take part and for your chance to win a free family lunch in the YSP Restaurant. Free chocolate egg for the first 100 entries. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Family Day 8 May, free, drop-in. Family activities with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Bees & Seeds Family Fun Day 30 May, workshops at 11.00am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm & 3.00pm, tours at 11.30am and 2.00pm, free, drop-in. Join artist Rebecca Chesney for tours of her Garden Gallery exhibition, see live beehives on site and take part in the Drawing with Seeds workshop. Supported by The Co-operative Membership Placed in the Landscape: Half Term Family Sculpture Workshops 1, 2 June, 10.30am 12.30pm & 1.30pm 3.30pm, suitable for children age 8+, 4. Book online or call Inspired by the work of Henry Moore, join artists in shaping plaster blocks and incorporating found natural objects to create human forms. YSP Workshops Creative Writing 2 May, 10.30am 3.30pm, suitable for adults, 45 (includes lunch). Book online or call An opportunity to explore YSP and the artwork of Jaume Plensa through poetry and creative writing with writer Pat Borthwick. Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Demonstration day 8 May, 11.00am 3.00pm, free, drop-in. Visit the YSP Learning Site for an introduction to the skills of weaving, spinning and dyeing by regional craft associations. Julie Arkell: A HomeMade Collection 14 May, 11.00am 4.00pm, 40 (includes lunch). Book online or call Make brooches with Julie Arkell, one of the UK s best recognised contemporary folk artists. Moore/Hepworth: A Collaborative SYMPOSIUM 3 4 June. This is a multi-site event in partnership with The Hepworth Wakefield, the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds Art Gallery and the Arts Council Collection. kirstie@henry-moore.org or call to book. To celebrate the launch of The Hepworth Wakefield and the new Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth displays at YSP, join the symposium of talks, debates and walks to reconsider the artists relationship with the Yorkshire landscape.

8 EVENTS Throughout the Park and Galleries 14/15 YSP UNIQUE Film Screening: Women Without Men by Shirin Neshat 24 March, 6.30pm, 4 (including glass of wine). Book online or call Special screening of Neshat s first feature film, for which she was awarded Best Director at the Venice Film Festival in 2009, and described by film critic Mark Kermode as a magical realist fable with a strong political backbone. Introduced by YSP s Head Curator, Clare Lilley. Mother s Day Sunset in the Skyspace 3 April, 5.30pm, 25 (includes two course evening meal). Book online or call Treat your mum to something exclusive this year as you experience a beautiful sunset in the Deer Shelter Skyspace, followed by dinner in the YSP Restaurant. YSP & Opera North present Four Seasons: Spring 9 April, 7.30pm, performance only 15. Two-course dinner deal at 6pm in the YSP Restaurant 30. Book online or call In the beautiful, intimate surroundings of the Chapel, musicians perform a range of music, from Purcell to Mahler. RSPB Dawn Chorus Walk 17 April, 7.00am, free. Meet at the YSP Centre. Free parking until 10.00am. Join RSPB experts on a dawn walk through the Park to identify some of Britain s beautiful birds. Hot & Cold Sheet Metal May, 315, 285 concessions. Book online or call Experiment with different welding and cutting techniques and learn how to make sheet steel sculpture. Bees & the hive 19 May, 5.15pm, free, drop-in. Taking Rebecca Chesney s YSP project as point of inspiration, Sheffield University and YSP invite you to a panel discussion with the artist and international bee and culture experts, chaired by YSP Curator Dr Helen Pheby as part of the University s Arts Science Encounters programme. Midsummer Metal 18 & 19 June, 210, 185 concessions. Book online or call Explore the use of metal and have a go at cold and furnace forging, welding, cutting and other techniques. YSP FRIENDS Become a YSP Friend to enjoy these exclusive events. Find out more at Henry Moore in Leeds 12 March, 10. Call to book. Visit the Henry Moore Institute and Leeds Art Gallery for a guided tour of the exhibition launched at Tate Britain. Friends at Home 26 March, from 12.15pm, free. Call to book. An informal lunch followed by introduction and tour of works by Barry Flanagan and Barbara Hepworth. Behind the Scenes at the Arts Council Collection, Longside Gallery 12 May, 6.30pm 7.30pm, 10. Call to book. An intriguing insight into largest national loan collection of modern and contemporary British art. Introduction to The Hepworth Wakefield 18 June, 11.00am, 10. Call to book. A guided tour of Yorkshire s major new art gallery. Glasgow & Charles Rennie Mackintosh July, 260. Call to register your interest. A two-night trip to Glasgow to see the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including the Glasgow School of Art and the Willow Tea Rooms. YSP Talks & Tours Art & Landscape Tours Every Saturday & Sunday (see Information Desk for times), free, drop-in. Meet in the Visitor Centre to explore the art and rich history of the YSP landscape. Jaume Plensa Exhibition Tours Monday to Friday (excluding school holidays), 2.30pm, free, drop-in. Meet in the foyer of Underground Gallery to begin this introductory talk. In Conversation with Mel Brimfield 12 May, 7.00pm, free. Book online or call Join exhibiting artist Mel Brimfield and Jon Wood, Research Coordinator with the Henry Moore Institute, in conversation discussing her work and YSP project. An Evening with Jaume Plensa 23 September Details coming soon see Supported by YSP Friends

9 YSP CENTRE What s on offer 16/17 SHOP The YSP Shop continually selects innovative contemporary craft and design, providing a unique alternative to high street shopping: choose from contemporary craft, classic Vitra furniture, specialist art books, and much more. This season we showcase illustrated hand-thrown ceramics by Helen Beard and jewellery by Sophie Harley including her Love Knot range as featured in Casino Royale. Drop in or shop online at Open daily 10.00am 5.00pm. New for 2011 YSP Limited Editions shop Open 9 April 3 July Garden Gallery Over the last five years many of YSP s exhibiting artists have generously made and donated a limited edition to raise funds for YSP. Visit the shop in the Garden Gallery for a rare opportunity to own this artwork at affordable prices. The Own Art interest free scheme is available for purchases priced 100-2,000. EAT Catch up with friends, enjoy a quality, locally sourced menu and panoramic views of the Country Park from YSP s fabulous restaurant. This restaurant is first rate in its field, serving honest food which at its best is as good as I can remember having. Yorkshire Post Open daily Until 26 March 2011: 10.00am 4.00pm BST 27 March 30 October 2011: 10.00am 5.00pm YSP Kiosk Open seasonally, the Country Park Kiosk serves hot and cold drinks and snacks. YSP Coffee Shops YSP has two coffee shops, one located in the Visitor Centre and another at Longside Gallery. Both are ideally located to grab a quick drink and snack before starting out on a walk. The coffee shops are open at peak times, at weekends and during school and bank holidays. New YSP Café opening later this year. Check for details. WE HOPE YOU LOVE YSP. There s no other place in the world like it. It was opened 34 years ago for you, your family, for everyone. We want it to be here for years to come. see how you can help secure our future... Support Admission continues to be free. We want to keep it that way, but these are difficult times and now, more than ever, we need your support. With your help, we want to develop and improve our learning facilities, maintain YSP s historic landscape, and continue to present major exhibitions by internationally renowned artists, at the same time as nurturing new talent. You can make a real difference to our future. To support YSP pick up a form and make a donation on your next visit every 1 counts. YSP Friends Alternatively support us by joining the YSP Friends. YSP Friends benefit from discounts in the café and shop, invitations to exclusive previews and events and more. To find out more visit or call support YSP Friends

10 Calendar Mar Apr May June Jul Aug Sept Visitor Information Art & Landscape Tours T&T Every Saturday & Sunday Jaume Plensa Exhibition Tours T&T Monday to Friday, 2.30pm Henry Moore in Leeds FR 12 March Film Screening: Women Without Men by Shirin Neshat U 24 March, 6.30pm Friends at Home FR 26 March, from 12.15pm Mother s Day Sunset in the Skyspace U 3 April, 5.30pm YSP & Opera North Present Four Seasons: Spring U 9 April, 7.30pm RSPB Dawn Chorus Walk U 17 April, 7.00am Sculptural Books: Easter Family Workshops FAM 19, 20 April, 10.30am 12.30pm & 1.30pm 3.30pm Easter Fun Trail FAM April Creative Writing W 2 May, 10.30am 3.30pm Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Demonstration Day W 8 May Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Family Day FAM 8 May Hot & Cold Sheet Metal U May Behind the Scenes at the Arts Council Collection, Longside Gallery FR 12 May, 6.30pm 7.30pm In Conversation with Mel Brimfield T&T 12 May, 7.00pm Julie Arkell: A Homemade Collection W 14 May, 11.00am 4.00pm Bees & the Hive U 19 May, 5.15pm Bees & Seeds Family Fun Day FAM 30 May, workshops 11.00am 3.00pm, tours 11.30am and 2.00pm Placed in the Landscape: Half Term Family Sculpture Workshops FAM 1 & 2 June, 10.30am 12.30pm & 1.30pm 3.30pm Moore/Hepworth: A Collaborative Symposium W 3 4 June Introduction to the Hepworth Wakefield FR 18 June, 11.00am Midsummer Metal U 18 & 19 June Glasgow & Charles Rennie Mackintosh FR July An Evening with Jaume Plensa Supported by YSP Friends T&T 23 September Contact Us Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, West Yorkshire WF4 4LG Opening times (Until 26 March 2011) Grounds, YSP Centre & Shop: 10.00am 5.00pm Galleries & Restaurant: 10.00am 4.00pm Longside Gallery: 11.00am 3.00pm (BST: 27 March 30 October 2011) Grounds & YSP Centre: 10.00am 6.00pm Galleries, Shop & Restaurant: 10.00am 5.00pm Longside Gallery: 11.00am 4.00pm Please note, the Park is closed for a private event on Friday 8 April. Admission Admission free. The only charge is 4 to park your car. All proceeds support YSP. Directions One mile from M1, junction 38. Follow the brown heritage signs on the A637 to the YSP Main Entrance. Accessibility Free use of mobility scooters please call ahead to book on Public transport YSP is a 35-minute bus journey from Wakefield Westgate railway station which is seven miles away. Plan your route at Facilities Self-service restaurant, kiosk, coffee shops, shop toilets and baby changing. Free parking for blue badge holders. Please follow the YSP code. Group & LEARNING visits YSP welcomes all kinds of groups and offers coach parking, catering packages, talks and workshops. Find out more at GEt connected You can find YSP on the following sites.com/yspsculpture.com/groups/yspsculpture.com/yorkshiresculpturepark.com/yspsculpture 18/19 T&T YSP Talks & Tours / FAM YSP Family / FR YSP Friends / W YSP Workshops / U YSP Unique

11 Front cover image: Jaume Plensa, In the Midst of Dreams, Photo: Michael Bodycomb Art in Yorkshire supported by Tate is a year long celebration of the visual arts in 19 galleries throughout Yorkshire. Works from Tate s Collection of historic, modern and contemporary art will be showcased through a compelling programme of exhibitions and events. All images by Jonty Wilde unless otherwise stated. Page 2/3 Barbara Hepworth, Squares with Two Circles, Page 6 Soliloquy Shirin Neshat. Collection: Tate. Page 7 Karla Black, Principles Of Admitting, Plaster powder, powder paint, sugar paper, spray tan, chalk, concealer stick. 20 x 2770 x 1025 cms / 7 7/8 x /2 x 403 1/2 ins, 2 parts. MMG-BLACK Image courtesy The Artist; Mary Mary, Glasgow; Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne; migros museum für gegenwartskunst Zürich. Photographer credit: A Burger, Zurich. Sammlung migros museum für gegenwartskunst Zürich. Page 8 Martin Creed, Work No. 700, 2007, Steel I-beams 5 x 40 x 1ft / 1.5 x 12 x 0.25m. Installation view, Hauser & Wirth Outdoor Sculpture, London, 2010 Martin Creed. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Peter Mallet. Eva Rothschild, Someone & Someone, 2008 (Edition 3 of 3) the Artist. Courtesy Stuart Shave/Modern Art and the New Art Centre, Roche Court. Image courtesy New Art Centre, Roche Court. Page 9 Henry Moore, Large Spindle Piece, 1974 The Henry Moore Foundation. YSP is an accredited museum and registered charity, number Design: blueriver.co.uk