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