Henry Moore Artwork Catalogue
2007-08 Berlin/Rüsselheim, Henry Moore und die Landschaft
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2007-08 Berlin/Rüsselheim, Henry Moore und die Landschaft
22 June 2007 - 30 March 2008
Moore’s interest in landscape was lifelong; he had for over thirty years been looking at the female form as a metaphor for the earth. As early as 1930 Moore stated: ’The sculpture which moves me most is full blooded and self-supporting, fully in the round, that is, its component forms are completely realised and work as masses in opposition . . . it is not perfectly symmetrical, it is static and it is strong and vital, giving out something of the energy and power of great mountains.’
The selection for this exhibition takes as its starting point the late 1950s, when Moore first fragmented the human figure in order to convey a sense of metamorphosis with the land. Two early examples are Two Piece Reclining Figure No.1 1959 and Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 2 1960 where the body is divided into separate forms, echoing rocky outcrops or cliff faces. ’They have the look of being products of the earth itself. They are bronzes but we see them as outcrops of stone, formed far back in geological time, and so the resemblance of woman assumes the significance of a prediction in history.’
The exhibition is drawn mainly from the Henry Moore Foundation’s own collection, and is a development of the exhibition Henry Moore: Imaginary Landscapes on show in 2003/4 at the Sheep Field Barn, in the grounds of the Henry Moore Foundation, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire. A selection from this exhibition then went on to tour to the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, USA.
Landscapes will tour to Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim, opening on the 4th November 2007 until 30th March 2008.
The selection for this exhibition takes as its starting point the late 1950s, when Moore first fragmented the human figure in order to convey a sense of metamorphosis with the land. Two early examples are Two Piece Reclining Figure No.1 1959 and Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 2 1960 where the body is divided into separate forms, echoing rocky outcrops or cliff faces. ’They have the look of being products of the earth itself. They are bronzes but we see them as outcrops of stone, formed far back in geological time, and so the resemblance of woman assumes the significance of a prediction in history.’
The exhibition is drawn mainly from the Henry Moore Foundation’s own collection, and is a development of the exhibition Henry Moore: Imaginary Landscapes on show in 2003/4 at the Sheep Field Barn, in the grounds of the Henry Moore Foundation, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire. A selection from this exhibition then went on to tour to the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, USA.
Landscapes will tour to Opelvillen, Rüsselsheim, opening on the 4th November 2007 until 30th March 2008.
16 December 2022 - 26 August 2023
Drawing in the Dark is the largest exhibition to date of Moore’s coalmining drawings, completed in 1942 for the War Artists’ Advisory Committee. When Moore was asked to record the coalminers working to power wartime Britain, he chose to visit the mine his father had worked in, Wheldale Colliery in Castleford, where he spent a week drawing from observation. Subsequently, he worked from memory to create the remaining drawings which were all completed within six months. This fascinating body of work reveals the back-breaking labour endured by nearly 3/4 million miners as they made their vital contribution to Britain's war effort, while also providing new insights into Moore’s life and artistic process.
01 April 2022 - 30 October 2022
Henry Moore: The Sixties presents a fascinating insight into Moore’s life and work during this pivotal decade in his career. The exhibition reveals the dramatic shift in his working practices that enabled him to work on an increasingly monumental scale; his move towards greater abstraction; and the enormous global demand for his work during this period, along with the controversy this generated. The exhibition feautures sculptures, drawings, graphics and archive material drawn entirely from the Henry Moore Foundation’s collection.
