Nasher Sculpture Center opens First Exhibition of the Work of Jaume Plensa

Written by Peter Unger Tuesday, 02 February 2010 22:36

DALLAS, TX.- The Nasher Sculpture Center opened an exhibition of the works of contemporary Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa. Jaume Plensa: Genus and Species represents the Nasher’s first major exhibition of the work of a living artist. The exhibition was installed throughout the Nasher, engaging a variety of spaces: the entrance, the galleries, the terrace, the garden, and, for the first time at the Nasher Sculpture Center, the city street. The artist has carefully considered the selection and placement of each sculpture, determining an inter-related progression that heightens the viewer’s experience of the work.  On view through 2 May, 2010.

For the past two decades, Plensa has been investigating the intimate interconnection between nature and culture through large-scale sculptures and installations that incorporate light, sound, and text in transparent, often interactive structures, such as the renowned Crown Fountain at Millennium Park in Chicago. Taking many forms and utilizing a variety of modes of production, Plensa’s work offers a visceral experience of the nexus between art, language, biology, and metaphysics.

Jaume Plensa: Genus and Species highlights eight large-scale works, completed between 2004 and 2009, and installations chosen by the artist and curator specifically for the spaces at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Installed both indoors and out, this dynamic exhibition expands our understanding of the work of this important sculptor and provide crucial context for Plensa’s Song of Songs III and IV, one of the last works Raymond Nasher added to the Nasher Collection. The selection of works features several never before seen in public, including Twins I and II and an installation of eleven, six-foot-tall, alabaster heads.

In addition to more than 10,000 square feet of indoor gallery space, the one and a half-acre sculpture garden will feature settings designed to frame outdoor works.  More than 170 trees, including cedar elms, live oaks, crepe myrtles, weeping willows, and magnolias, together with stone pathways, pools, and fountains, define intimate landscapes for quiet reflection and contemplation of works, and create a verdant oasis in downtown Dallas.

Approximately 25 large-scale sculptures from the Nasher Collection are on view in the garden at any one time.

Visit The Nasher Sculpture Center at : http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org/

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