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We are very excited to announce that Clearwell Caves will be hosting a MAJOR exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture, curated by @GalleryPangolin.
The sculpture exhibition is included with normal entry to the Caves.
This is an opportunity to enjoy world class sculpture as you’ve never seen it before: we are taking contemporary art BACK TO THE CAVE.
Enjoy the historic caverns with fabulous sculptures throughout, a completely unique cultural experience.
Come BACK TO THE CAVE.
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Gallery Pangolin are thrilled to be curating a major exhibition of sculpture in the extraordinary environment of Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Dean.
Clearwell Caves are part of a network of more than 600 acres of iron-rich caves that have been mined for ochre pigments and iron ore for over 4,500 years. The subterranean caverns were known to miners as ‘galleries’, ten of these have been opened to the public and will now play host to this landmark exhibition, taking sculpture ‘Back to the Cave’.
Although Art as we know it started deep underground, caves have not, until now, been used as a venue for contemporary sculpture. International in scope and with subjects and materials chosen to complement this unique environment, ‘Back to the Cave’ references the history of cave art, prehistoric cave dwellers and the more recent uses of caves.
We envisage this exhibition as a new way of experiencing contemporary sculpture outside the confines of the white-walled gallery and we hope to evoke an atmosphere akin to that of the prehistoric era with atmospheric lighting providing a fresh and exciting way to see sculpture.
‘Back to the Cave’ will include approximately 60 pieces of sculpture by these international artists:
Anthony Abrahams, Kenneth Armitage, Bruce Beasley, Nick Bibby, Hamish Black, Ralph Brown, Jon Buck, Halima Cassell, Lynn Chadwick, Ann Christopher, Geoffrey Clarke, Mat Collishaw, Michael Cooper, Terence Coventry, Geoffrey Dashwood, Abigail Fallis, Sue Freeborough, George Fullard, Maggi Hambling, Damien Hirst, John Hoskin, Steve Hurst, Michael Joo, Jonathan Kenworthy, Jonathan Kingdon, Anders Krisár, Sarah Lucas, David Mach, Susie MacMurray, Anita Mandl, Charlotte Mayer, Polly Morgan, Eilis O’Connell, Isaac Okwir, Peter Oloya, Eduardo Paolozzi, Pangolin Designs, Hans-Ulrich Pauly, Tom Price, Peter Randall-Page, STIK, Tavares Strachan, Almuth Tebbenhoff, William Tucker, Deborah van der Beek, Jason Wason.
“No one who has visited the Palaeolithic painted caves can fail to be moved not only by the beauty of the paintings and engravings but by the special and unique environment. With ‘Back to the Cave’ we aim to create a different but equally enthralling feeling, in a novel way to experience contemporary and Modern sculpture.” Rungwe Kingdo.
An illustrated catalogue will accompany the exhibition with an introduction by Rungwe Kingdon and photography by Steve Russell Studios.
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