Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
David Smith: The Nature of Sculpture
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 1000 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesDavid Smith: The Nature of Sculpture is the first exhibition to explore the artist’s deep engagement with the natural world as source, subject and site for his art. Working in multiple media, formats, and scales, David Smith’s adventurous approach to three-dimensional form has permanently expanded the vocabulary and range of sculptural practice. Celebrated as the […]
Paul Villinski: Flight Patterns
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 1000 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesThe art of Paul Villinski explores the dynamic aerial realm and various notions of “flight”—literal and metaphorical. A licensed pilot, Villinski gives form to assorted airborne bodies, including butterflies, birds, airplanes and aspiring humans. To create his sculptural work, Villinski enlists a range of found materials: aluminum cans become flocks of patterned butterflies; used knives […]
Jennifer Angus: Flying Jewels & Other Lofty Insects
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 1000 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesInsects are the prime medium of internationally exhibited artist Jennifer Angus. Composing the small creatures into kaleidoscopic room installations, Angus highlights our mixed relationship with these ubiquitous beings. With insects pinned directly to walls in repeating patterns that reference both textiles and wallpaper, Angus’ installations speak to ideas of domestic comfort and the unseen world […]
Metal Trees: A Sculpture Walk
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 1000 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesStroll the Sculpture Park and grounds to discover a trove of sculptures resembling and inspired by trees. Compare the outdoor works to those in Forest of Dreams and discuss tree symbolism while discovering the commonalities within our own sculptural arboretum. Amber Oudsema, Curator of Arts Education at Meijer Gardens and Adjunct Professor of Art History at Grand […]
Forest of Dreams: Contemporary Tree Sculpture
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park 1000 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI, United StatesForest of Dreams will explore various associations and dimensions of trees—among them metaphorical, ecological, mythological, and personal. This upcoming exhibition will feature works from artists in the permanent collection, such as Louise Bourgeois, Michele Oka Doner, and Ai Weiwei, as well as several artists never before exhibited here including Nick Cave and Rona Pondick.