A public art project in Sheffield is exploring new ways for the subsidised sector to work with philanthropists and private collectors.
It seems unlikely that Jake and Dinos Chapman would have thought Cyber Iconic Man – their sculpture depicting a naked figure upside down, its blood splashing into a bucket – might ever be exhibited in an ecclesiastical setting.
Yet, come September, visitors and parishioners visiting Sheffield Cathedral for a moment of quiet reflection will find themselves in the company not just of stained glass windows and gilded biblical panels, but this gory piece of contemporary art – dripping blood and all.
It is part of a city-wide project across Sheffield to bring artworks owned by some of Europe’s most prestigious collectors into venues across the city, making them freely accessible to the public.
As well as the Chapman brothers’ piece, Sheffield Cathedral will exhibit pieces by Sarah Lucas and Maurizio Cattelan, all drawn from the collection of Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, while the Graves Gallery will display rarely seen works by Marcel Duchamp, owned by German collector Egidio Marzona... Keep reading on The Guardian
It seems unlikely that Jake and Dinos Chapman would have thought Cyber Iconic Man – their sculpture depicting a naked figure upside down, its blood splashing into a bucket – might ever be exhibited in an ecclesiastical setting.
Yet, come September, visitors and parishioners visiting Sheffield Cathedral for a moment of quiet reflection will find themselves in the company not just of stained glass windows and gilded biblical panels, but this gory piece of contemporary art – dripping blood and all.
It is part of a city-wide project across Sheffield to bring artworks owned by some of Europe’s most prestigious collectors into venues across the city, making them freely accessible to the public.
As well as the Chapman brothers’ piece, Sheffield Cathedral will exhibit pieces by Sarah Lucas and Maurizio Cattelan, all drawn from the collection of Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, while the Graves Gallery will display rarely seen works by Marcel Duchamp, owned by German collector Egidio Marzona... Keep reading on The Guardian