Sculpture in the Garden: The Storytellers at Worcester College
Worcester College, Oxford, hosts 'Sculpture in the Garden: The Storytellers', a contemporary figurative sculpture exhibition curated by Iwona Blazwick and Katie Delamere. Running until 5 July, the show presents 13 works across five acts inspired by Shakespeare, set in the college's historic gardens. Artists include Antony Gormley, Kira Freije, Daniel Silver, Anderson Borba, Grace Schwindt, Lucia Pizzani, Dorothy Cross, Reza Aramesh, Elizabeth Frink, Francis Upritchard, Renee So, Leilah' Bairye, and Oren Pinhassi. The exhibition recontextualizes figurative sculpture, addressing themes of identity, displacement, and nature, while deliberately excluding colonialist statues like Cecil Rhodes. Free tickets must be booked in advance.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Sculpture in the Garden: The Storytellers' at Worcester College, Oxford
- Co-curated by Iwona Blazwick and Katie Delamere
- 13 sculptures displayed across five acts inspired by Shakespeare
- Artists include Antony Gormley, Kira Freije, Daniel Silver, Anderson Borba, Grace Schwindt, Lucia Pizzani, Dorothy Cross, Reza Aramesh, Elizabeth Frink, Francis Upritchard, Renee So, Leilah' Bairye, and Oren Pinhassi
- Themes include identity, displacement, trauma, and nature
- Runs until 5 July; free but advance booking required
- Exhibition deliberately excludes colonialist statues like Cecil Rhodes
- Worcester College is home to Oxford's oldest student dramatic society
Entities
Artists
- Antony Gormley
- Kira Freije
- Daniel Silver
- Anderson Borba
- Grace Schwindt
- Lucia Pizzani
- Dorothy Cross
- Reza Aramesh
- Elizabeth Frink
- Francis Upritchard
- Renee So
- Leilah' Bairye
- Oren Pinhassi
- Iwona Blazwick
- Katie Delamere
- Leilah Babirye
- Hazel Dowling
- Elisabeth Frink
- Jarad Jackson
- Lorna Ough
Institutions
- Worcester College
- University of Oxford
- Ruskin School of Art
- Sculpture in the Garden Patrons Circle
- Hiscox
- Art Fabrications
- Buskins
Locations
- Oxford
- United Kingdom
- Worcester College
- Oxford's medieval courtyard
- formal garden
- natural lawn
- ornamental lake
- modernist Plaza
- bountiful orchard
- Provost's private garden
- Walton Street
- Oxford, OX1 2HB