Umedalen skulpturpark is an art exhibition and a sculpture garden in Umeå in Sweden.
History An art exhibition was arranged in Umedalen for the first time in 1994 and it is now a permanent exhibition in a sculpture garden at the previous Umedalen hospital precinct.Umedalen sculpture's web site , retrieved 4 May 2014
The property company Balticgruppen (The Baltic Group), together with Art Gallery Galleri Sandström Andersson, in 1987 bought the uncommissioned psychiatric hospital Umedalen, around 20 stone houses in a park, by the Västerbotten County Council. Sweden's largest art gallery has been built around the historic buildings that were previously used as the hospital.2014 Capital of Culture: highlights of Umeå, Sweden, Telegraph, retrieved 6 May 2014 Balticgruppen has purchased 44 sculptures, which now form the permanent exhibition in the sculpture park.
Permanently exhibited sculptures Untitled, granite, 2001, by Bård Breivik Black, Grey, Broken Sky and Palest Blue, 2010, ceramic tiles and steel, by Astrid Sylwan Forest Hill, 1997, plastic pipes, concrete, by Buky Schwartz The most lonesome story ever told, 1998, by Jonas Kjellgren Heart of trees, 2007, bronze and trees, by Jaume Plensa Nosotros, 2008, painted steel by Jaume Plensa Emergency station (Räddningsplats), 2008, textile, grass, sun flower seeds, by Gunilla Samberg Untitled, 1998, painted bronze, by Roland Persson Hardback, 2000, concrete, by Nina Saunders Mor och Barn (Mother and child), 1958, bronze, by David Wretling Still Running 1990-93, cast iron, by Antony Gormley Another Time VIII, 2007, cast iron, by Antony Gormley Pillar of light, 1991, sandstone, by Anish Kapoor 55 meter long double-line of double-boulders, 1997, boulders, by Richard Nonas Vegetation Room VII, 2000, resin and bronze powder panels, by Cristina Iglesias Untitled, 1994, galvanized bathtubs, by Carina Gunnars Arch, 1995, granite, by Claes Hake Eye Benches II, 1996–97, black granite from Zimbabwe, by Louise Bourgeois Social Meeting, 1997, wooden skis, by Raffael Reinsberg Untitled (1998), painted bronze, by Roland Persson She leaves the lights on and forgets the room 1998, steel and sanitary porcelain, by Meta Isaeus-Berlin Stevensson (Early Forms), bronze, 1999, by Tony Cragg Alliansring (Wedding ring), 2000, bronze, by Anna Renström Skogsdunge (Forest grove), 2002, flag poles, by Kari Cavén Untitled, 2002, stainless steel, by Anne-Karin Furunes Homestead, 2004, wood, concrete, by Clay Ketter Dysfunctional Outdoor Gym, 2004, wood, metal and ropes, by Torgny Nilsson Den sjuka flickan (The sick girl), 2004, steel, by Jacob Dahlgren Flip, 2006, painted steel, by Mats Bergquist Tillåtet (Allowed), 1990-2006, vinyl and aluminium, by Mikael Richter Concrete and leaves, 1996, concrete, by Miroslaw Balka Koma-Amok, 1997, steel, by Bigert & Bergström Umea Prototype, 1999-2000, corten steel with silver birch trees, by Serge Spitzer Trajan's Shadow, 2001, bronze, oil paint, steel, by Sean Henry Beam Walk, 1996, steel, by Cristos Gianakos Out, 2004, bronze, by Charlotte Gyllenhammar Kastenhaus 1166, 2000, metal, wood, PVC, by Winter & Hörbelt
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References Sculptures, at Umedalen Skulptur website May, 2014 Skulpturguide Umeå, published by Västerbottens konstförening, Umeå 2006,
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External links Website of Umedalen Skulptur