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14-676: Owner Sean Kelly began in the British museum world by curating shows by sculptors such as Richard Deacon and Anthony Gormley early in their career. He opened a place in SoHo, Manhattan , in 1995, with artists such as Marina Abramović , Joseph Kosuth , James Casebere and Robert Mapplethorpe . The gallery was founded in 1991 and operated privately in SoHo , New York, until 1995. The original list of artists represented included Marina Abramović , Joseph Kosuth , James Casebere , Robert Mapplethorpe and Julião Sarmento , who are still represented by

28-479: A variety of backgrounds — collectors, but also writers, musicians and scientists — gathered for dinner and to discuss art’s emotional, rather than monetary , value. Also, Kelly launched the Collect Wisely podcast , in which he talks one-to-one with collectors like Pamela Joyner and J. Tomilson Hill about the essential values of art, their reasons for collecting and their cultural passions. Also in 2018,

42-525: Is abstract , but often alludes to anatomical functions. His works are often constructed from everyday materials such as laminated plywood , and he calls himself a "fabricator" rather than a "sculptor". His early pieces are typically made up of sleek curved forms, with later works sometimes more bulky. Deacon's body of work includes small-scale works suitable for showing in art galleries, as well as much larger pieces shown in sculpture gardens and objects made for specific events, such as dance performances. Deacon

56-944: Is a British abstract sculptor , and a winner of the Turner Prize . Deacon was born in Bangor, Wales and educated at Plymouth College . He then studied at the Somerset College of Art , Taunton , at Saint Martin's School of Art , London, and at the Royal College of Art , also in London. He left the Royal College in 1977, and went on to study part-time at the Chelsea School of Art . Deacon's first one-person show came in 1978 in Brixton . Deacon's work

70-734: The Venice Biennale . He was one of the five artists shortlisted for the Angel of the South project in January 2008. In 2017, Deacon won the "Ernst Franz Vogelmann-Preis für Skulptur", Heilbronn . Also in 2017, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Arts University Plymouth (formerly Plymouth College of Art) . Sculpture garden A sculpture garden or sculpture park is an outdoor garden or park which includes

84-608: The United States, the oldest public sculpture garden is a part of the joint park and wildlife preserve Brookgreen Gardens , located in South Carolina. The property was opened in 1932, and has since been included on the National Register of Historic Places . This article related to an art display, art museum or gallery is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This garden-related article

98-611: The cave, broken stalagmites were arranged in a series of stacked or ring-like structures approximately 175,000 years ago. Garden statues , often of very high quality, were a feature of ancient Roman gardens , revived at the Renaissance , and then especially a feature of the Baroque garden . Palace gardens, such as the Gardens of Versailles , featured a concentration of sculpture equalling that of larger modern sculpture parks. In

112-451: The collected works of multiple artists, or the artwork of a single individual. These installations are related to several similar concepts, most notably land art , where landscapes become the basis of a site-specific sculpture , and topiary gardens, which consists of clipping or training live plants into living sculptures. A sculpture trail layout may be adopted, either in a park or through open countryside. The Irwell Sculpture Trail ,

126-482: The collectors’ interest in actual art, including ads placed in various publications (including the New York Times ) featuring phrases like “Will history remember you as an investor or a collector?” and a billboard near the gallery on 10th Avenue carrying the slogan “ Connoisseurship is not a dirty word.” Another element of Collect Wisely was a series of invite-only salons held at the gallery, where people from

140-662: The gallery opened a project space in Taipei . In 2021, Sean Kelly Gallery announced plans to open a 10,000 sq ft (930 m) space in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles , again designed by Mori. Artists represented by the gallery include: In addition, the gallery manages various artist estates, including: 40°45′23″N 73°59′53″W  /  40.756251°N 73.998191°W  / 40.756251; -73.998191 Richard Deacon (sculptor) Richard Deacon CBE RA (born 15 August 1949)

154-582: The gallery. In 1995, the gallery relocated to a street-level space in SoHo. In 2001, Sean Kelly Gallery moved to 29th Street in the Chelsea gallery district. In 2012, it moved to a 22,000 sq ft (2,000 m) space in the new Hudson Yards neighborhood. The two story gallery was designed by architect Toshiko Mori . In 2018, Sean Kelly Gallery launched an initiative called Collect Wisely, an advertisement- and event-driven campaign aimed at reinvigorating

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168-639: The largest public art scheme in England, includes 28 art pieces along a 30-mile (48 km) footpath stretching from Salford Quays through Bury into Rossendale and up to the Pennines above Bacup . Sculpture gardens have a long history around the world – the oldest known collection of human constructions is a Neanderthal "sculpture garden" unearthed in Bruniquel Cave in France in 1990. Within

182-534: The presentation of sculpture , usually several permanently sited works in durable materials in landscaped surroundings. A sculpture garden may be private, owned by a museum and accessible freely or for a fee, or public and accessible to all. Some cities own large numbers of public sculptures , some of which they may present together in city parks . Exhibits range from individual, traditional sculptures to large site-specific installations . Sculpture gardens may also vary greatly in size and scope, either featuring

196-773: Was part of the jury that awarded the Käthe Kollwitz Prize of the Berlin Academy of Arts to Maria Eichhorn in 2021. Deacon won the Turner Prize in 1987 (nominated for his touring show For Those Who Have Eyes ) having previously been nominated in 1984. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1998. Deacon was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 New Year Honours List. In 2007, he represented Wales at

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