Exhibition of seminal works by Eduardo Chillida on view at Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Eduardo Chillida, Consejo al Espacio IX (Advice to Space IX), 2000. Corten steel, 200 x 185 x 240 cm / 78 ¾ x 72 7/8 x 94 ½ in. Installation view, Eduardo Chillida, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2021. Courtesy the Estate of Eduardo Chillida and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Ken Adlard © Zabalaga Leku. San Sebastián, VEGAP (2021).
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.- One of the foremost Spanish sculptors of the twentieth century, Eduardo Chillida (1924 2002) is widely celebrated for his monumental sculptures and enduring fascination with interconnected shape, space and organic form. Chillida challenged the constraints of materials such as iron and steel to redefine the language of post-war sculpture, drawing on a deep connection to his native Basque region. The exhibition invites new encounters between Chillidas work and the unique environment of Hauser & Wirth Somerset, drawing parallels with the artists own vision for Ch
Hauser & Wirth s Somerset gallery is housed in old farm buildings
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Hauser & Wirth Somerset showcases architectural sculptures by Eduardo Chillida
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Hauser & Wirth opens an exhibition of works by Gustav Metzger
Installation view, Gustav Metzger, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2021. Courtesy The Estate of Gustav Metzger and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Ken Adlard © The Estate of Gustav Metzger and The Gustav Metzger Foundation.
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.- Gustav Metzger (1926-2017) radically challenged our understanding of art, its relation to reality and our existence within society. His uncompromising commitment to combat environmental destruction was fundamental to his questioning of the role of the artist and the act of artmaking as a vehicle for change. Hauser & Wirths inaugural exhibition of Metzgers work in Somerset provides a focused look at works that explore the intersection between human intervention, nature and man-made environments, ideas the artist continued to interrogate over a six decade career.
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