Silhouette of Henry Moore Three Piece Reclining Figure No 1 1961 at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
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Art outdoors

Art outdoors

YSP has the best and most dynamic collection of outdoor sculpture in Britain. Artists come from the around the world, including Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, South Korea, the UK and USA. There are always around 90 fascinating sculptures to discover in our 500 acres of gorgeous landscape.

New Art Outdoors

  1. A tall sculpture of a watchtower with a yellow abstract shape at the top of a long tilted pole, displayed outdoors.
    Art Outdoors

    Auke de Vries: The Watchtower

  2. A large, intricately detailed sculpture of a woman holding multiple small figures, set against a backdrop of lush green trees. The woman has a serene expression, and the figures appear to be clinging to her.
    Art Outdoors

    Bharti Kher: Ancestor

  3. Raqs Media Collective However Incongruous 2011 Courtesy the artist at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
    Art Outdoors

    Raqs Media Collective: However Incongruous

    However Incongruous is a life-sized fibreglass rendition of Albrecht Dürer’s Rhinoceros, a woodcut by the German painter and printmaker made in 1515, around the height of exotic animal trading.
  4. Art Outdoors

    Elisabeth Frink: In Memorium II

    Frink succeeds in capturing a sense of defiance with In Memoriam II as the features of the figure express great sadness but also a sense of dignity.

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Two silver figures in astronaut suits with flat expressionless faces, in an embrace.

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