On April 28th, 2009 the new sculpture garden at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge will open to the public. The most accomplished and well respected artists alive and working today, will have their work displayed. Helaine Blumefield, a sculptor herself, and Timothy Potts, the director for the museum selected works that will be exhibited and will commemorate the first annual show of contemporary sculpture. The show will take place on the beautiful lawns of the museum, and is destined to become the heart of dynamic contemporary art in all of Cambridge, England. The anticipated show is expected to draw art lovers from all over the world, which is great for the museum itself, the artists, and the businesses, including the restaurants and Cambridge hotel in the surrounding neighborhoods. This is also expected to animate and enhance the historical architecture of the buildings with new life and create the energy that modern art is so known to do. It will draw people inside the museum as well, as the beautiful works on the lawn will serve to create curiosity and interest of the treasures contained inside. It will promote the philosophy of the museum that is, past works and modern works are equally appreciated and admired.
The exhibit is free to the public. Their are eight contemporary artists with works in the show, including Diane Maclean, Terry New, and Wu Wei-Shan, to name a couple. Administrators of the museum are thrilled at the prospect of exposing the public to the beauty and craft of the art of sculpture, and to creating a greater awareness of the medium of clay, stone and bronze. The project has been made possible by the collaboration of the museum with the Royal British Society of Sculptors. An organization with same philosophy and ethos as the museum. The previous exhibition was that of the works of Henry Moore, which had been on display for the last three years. This show will be the largest and the most significant to date. Of interest is the juxtaposition of the contrasting neo-classical architecture of the museum and the modern and contemporary works installed on the grounds. This will become one of the must-see destinations for the city of Cambridge and will generation attention from the art world, and the world in general.
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