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6:00 AM May 13, 2021
A major exhibition of sculptures by Sir Tony Cragg opens at Houghton Hall. Lord David Cholmondeley of Houghton Hall (left) and Sir Tony Cragg (right).
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Sir Tony Cragg s uniquely organic sculptures sit in the landscaped grounds of Houghton Hall, so alien to the Palladian architecture, yet so in sync with the vista on which they sit; the sculpture almost looks as if it is misbehaving , he says.
The works, some of which have never been on show before, dot around the vast grounds and interior of the Hall in graceful harmony with each other, as Sir Tony becomes the sixth contemporary artist to show at Houghton since 2015, succeeding artists such as Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor.