Behind the Walls (sculpture)

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Behind the Walls
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Behind the Walls on display at the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City
ArtistJaume Plensa
Year2018 (2018)
MediumResin and marble dust
Location University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
OwnerThe University of Michigan Museum of Art

Behind the Walls is a 2018 sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa. [1]

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Description

The sculpture is 7,46 meters or 24.5 feet tall, and depicts the head of a teenage girl who has her hands covering her eyes. [2] [3] It is made of polyester resin and marble dust. [4] [5]

History

Behind the Walls debuted in May 2019 at the Frieze Sculpture festival in Manhattan, and it was on view at Rockefeller Center. [1] [3] [4] [6] [7] [8] From October 2019 to February 2020, it was installed outside the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City. [9] [10]

Behind the Walls is currently outside the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor. The museum acquired it through a gift from J. Ira and Nicki Harris. [4] The sculpture was installed in front of the museum in November 2020, taking the place of Mark di Suvero's piece Shang . [4] [11] [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "BEHIND THE WALLS, 2018". jaumeplensa.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jaume Plensa: Behind the Walls | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Giant Head Sculpture Takes Over Rockefeller Center for Frieze New York". My Modern Met. June 12, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Monumental Outdoor Sculpture by Jaume Plensa to Change the Face of U-M Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "jaume plensa exhibits at rockefeller center's inaugural frieze sculpture 2019". designboom | architecture & design magazine. May 1, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Jaume Plensa: Behind The Walls / Frieze Sculpture 2019". urdesignmag. May 2, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Open Your Eyes: Jaume Plensa's "Behind the Walls" finds a new home at UMMA | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Haigney, Sophie (May 1, 2019). "With Sculpture, Frieze Expands to Manhattan (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. ↑ "BEHIND THE WALLS / DETRÁS DEL MURO". jaumeplensa.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  10. ↑ Staff, Forbes. "'Behind the Walls' de Jaume Plensa le dice adiós a México". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Can You Swing On Shang? An Elegy to an UMMA Icon That Will Be Forever Missed". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  12. ↑ Hamilton, Jacob. ""Behind the Walls" giant head sculpture installed at UMMA - mlive.com". mlive. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  13. ↑ Bruckner, Meredith (November 9, 2020). "Massive 25-foot sculpture to be permanently installed outside U-M Museum of Art". WDIV. Retrieved November 18, 2020.


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