The Event Sculpture
10 Nov 2014 – 8 Mar 2015
Events taking place on the Henry Moore Institute façade, moving into Galleries 1, 2 and 3 on 3 February
From Autumn, the Henry Moore Institute turns inside out as the front of our building becomes a site for sculpture.
Installation view of Gallery 2, showing Roman Signer's 'Chair' (2014, wooden chair with motor, steel wire) Courtesy the artist and STAMPA Galerie, Basel. Photo: Jerry Hardman Jones Installation view of Gallery 1, showing Maria Nordman's 'Standing Pictures' Courtesy the artist. Photo: Jerry Hardman-Jones Maria Nordman, 'GENT. 1986 - PRESENT' (Crayon on black paint on paper) Courtesy the Artist. Photo: Jerry Hardman-Jones Simon Martin, 'Lemon 03 Generations (Turn it Around Version)' (2014, Quicktime file, JVC analogue monitor, media player, mirror. Duration: 8 minutes 3 seconds) Courtesy the artist. Photo: Jerry Hardman-Jones Installation view of Gallery 2, showing Roman Signer's 'Chair' (2014, wooden chair with motor, steel wire) Courtesy the artist and STAMPA Galerie, Basel. Photo: Jerry Hardman Jones Installation view of Gallery 3, showing Ceal Floyer's 'Silent Movie' (2014, video file with sound, speakers, projector. Duration: 3 minutes) Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery, London. Photo: Jerry Hardman-Jones Performance of Simone Forti's 'Slant Board' (2014) inside the Henry Moore Institute Photo: Jerry Hardman-Jones Performance of Simone Forti's 'Slant Board' (2014) inside the Henry Moore Institute Photo: Jerry Hardman-Jones Performance of Simone Forti's 'Slant Board' (2014) inside the Henry Moore Institute Photo: Jerry Hardman-Jones
The Event Sculpture presents nine sculptures that are events, inviting artists including Lara Favaretto (b. 1973, Italy), Urs Fischer (b. 1973, Switzerland), Ceal Floyer (b. 1968, Pakistan), Simone Forti (b. 1935, Italy), Simon Martin (b. 1965, UK), Anthony McCall (b. 1946, UK), Maria Nordman (b. 1943, Germany), Tino Sehgal (b. 1976, UK) and Roman Signer (b. 1938, Switzerland) to present a single work on the exterior of our building which then moves into our gallery spaces.
From Monday 10 November 2014 until 8 March 2015 an event sculpture will take place every other Monday outside the Institute building. On 3 February, the morning after the seventh event, the sculptures will begin to gather in our gallery spaces.
A sculpture in the public realm is associated with permanence and memorial, indeed directly in front of our building stand two sculptures that embody this definition: Henry Charles Fehr's Leeds War Memorial and one of Joseph Beuys' '7000 Oaks'. When presented in public space, the nine works in The Event Sculpture are concentrated, impermanent and transitory with each outdoor event spilling out into the life of the city and firmly placing the encounter within the present.
When presented in the gallery spaces, the nine works move to a private form of encounter, and rooted within a centre dedicated to the study of sculpture they become situated within the ever-expanding field of sculpture.
Events by Roman Signer and Urs Fischer have been supported by The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
Venue details
Venue address
Henry Moore Institute
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom
T: 0113 246 7467
Opening times
In response to the government's current Covid-19 guidelines, the Henry Moore Institute is temporarily closed until further notice.
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