Behind the Walls
Behind the Walls on display at the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City
ArtistJaume Plensa
Year2018 (2018)
MediumResin and marble dust
Dimensions7.467 meters cm (25.4 feet in)
LocationUniversity 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]

Description

The sculpture is 7.467 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. ^ a b "BEHIND THE WALLS, 2018". jaumeplensa.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. ^ "Jaume Plensa: Behind the Walls | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ^ a b "Giant Head Sculpture Takes Over Rockefeller Center for Frieze New York". My Modern Met. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ^ a b c d "Monumental Outdoor Sculpture by Jaume Plensa to Change the Face of U-M Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  5. ^ "jaume plensa exhibits at rockefeller center's inaugural frieze sculpture 2019". designboom | architecture & design magazine. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  6. ^ "Jaume Plensa: Behind The Walls / Frieze Sculpture 2019". urdesignmag. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  7. ^ "Open Your Eyes: Jaume Plensa's "Behind the Walls" finds a new home at UMMA | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. ^ Haigney, Sophie (2019-05-01). "With Sculpture, Frieze Expands to Manhattan (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  9. ^ "BEHIND THE WALLS / DETRÁS DEL MURO". jaumeplensa.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. ^ Staff, Forbes. "'Behind the Walls' de Jaume Plensa le dice adiós a México". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  11. ^ "Can You Swing On Shang? An Elegy to an UMMA Icon That Will Be Forever Missed". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  12. ^ Hamilton, Jacob. ""Behind the Walls" giant head sculpture installed at UMMA - mlive.com". mlive. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. ^ Bruckner, Meredith (2020-11-09). "Massive 25-foot sculpture to be permanently installed outside U-M Museum of Art". WDIV. Retrieved 2020-11-18.


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