Anthony Caro, Terminus (2013) steel, jarrah wood, frosted raspberry red Perspex. Image courtesy of Barford Sculptures Ltd. Photo: John Hammond. To be shown at Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
This year, four of Yorkshire’s most influential visual arts organisations – the Henry Moore Institute, The Hepworth Wakefield, Leeds Art Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, comprising the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle – celebrate the career of one of Britain’s greatest sculptors, Sir Anthony Caro (1924–2013) with a summer programme of exhibitions and events from 18 July until 1 November 2015.
Caro in Yorkshire has been developed in collaboration with the artist’s family and studio, and with the active involvement of Sheila Girling, Caro’s wife, before her death on 14 February 2015. It is grounded in two significant exhibitions at The Hepworth Wakefield and Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Showcasing over 80 works spanning 60 years of Caro’s career, the content of the exhibitions ranges from early figurative studies on paper – some annotated by Henry Moore during Caro’s time as his assistant – to large scale works in the open air. Caro in Yorkshire also presents a selection of ‘Last Sculptures’, created shortly before the artist’s death which are making their UK debut.
Throughout the duration of the exhibitions, Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle will also present an open-air work by Caro in central Leeds. Situated outside Leeds Art Gallery and the Henry Moore Institute, Caro’s sculpture will overlook The Headrow, the city’s busiest thoroughfare, with thousands of passers-by being able to view a work by one of Britain’s most important sculptors.
The Henry Moore Institute will convene an academic conference entitled ‘Sculpture: 1965’ on 25–26 September 2015 taking place at Leeds Art Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Speakers will discuss the importance of the year 1965, widely agreed to have been an important turning point in the artist’s career and include Professor Martin Hammer from the University of Kent and author John Spurling.
A Caro in Yorkshire catalogue will be available featuring in-situ photography and texts by Tim Marlow, Peter Murray CBE, Dr Helen Pheby and Eleanor Clayton.
