5 research outputs found
Sculptorsâ Papers from the Henry Moore Institute Archive
Why do public art commissions spark such controversy? The stories behind radical proposals for public sculptures in London â some realised, others thwarted â are drawn from the Henry Moore Instituteâs rich collection of sculptorsâ papers. Laurence Bradshawâs (1899â1978) iconic Karl Marx memorial (1956) became an ideological site prompting both pilgrimage and attack. Jacob Epsteinâs (1880â1959) explicit nudes for the British Medical Association became a battleground for Modernism and are the subject of a new work by Neal White (b. 1966). Other featured artists include Rose Finn-Kelcey, Alfred Frank Hardiman, Paul Neagu and Oscar Nemon whose drawings and documents reveal sculptureâs passage into public life
The digital progression of community archives, from amateur production to artistic practice:A case study of Belfast Exposed
The Third Campaign: Extracts
Why do public art commissions spark such controversy? The stories behind radical proposals for public sculptures in London â some realised, others thwarted â are drawn from the Henry Moore Instituteâs rich collection of sculptorsâ papers.
Laurence Bradshawâs (1899â1978) iconic Karl Marx memorial (1956) became an ideological site prompting both pilgrimage and attack. Jacob Epsteinâs (1880â1959) explicit nudes for the British Medical Association became a battleground for Modernism and are the subject of a new work by Neal White.
Other featured artists include Rose Finn-Kelcey, Alfred Frank Hardiman, Paul Neagu and Oscar Nemon whose drawings and documents reveal sculptureâs passage into public life.
Curated by Yiakoumaki, N (Whitechapel Gallery) & La Fevre, L (Henry Moore Institute)