Umedalen skulpturpark is an art exhibition and a

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Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, U ...

in Sweden.

History

An art exhibition was arranged in

Umedalen Umedalen is a residential area in Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbot ...

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

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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

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*''Black, Grey, Broken Sky and Palest Blue'', 2010, ceramic tiles and steel, by Astrid Sylwan *''Forest Hill'', 1997, plastic pipes, concrete, by

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*''The most lonesome story ever told'', 1998, by Jonas Kjellgren *''Heart of trees'', 2007, bronze and trees, by

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*''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

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*''55 meter long double-line of double-boulders'', 1997, boulders, by

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*''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

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*''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

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*''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

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*''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

Gallery

File:Umedalen Tony Cragg.jpg, ''Early Forms'' by

File:Umedalen Sean Henry 02.jpg, ''Trajan's Shadow'' by Sean Henry File:Umedalen Mikael Richter.jpg, ''Tillåtet'' by Mikael Richter File:David Wretling-Mor och barn-2007-09-16.jpg, ''Mor och Barn'' by David Wretling File:Umedalen Antony Gormley.jpg, ''Still Running'' by Antony Gormley File:Umedalen Kari Cavén.jpg, ''Klassresa'' av Kari Cavén File:Umedalen Anish Kapoor.jpg, ''Pillar of light'', 1991, by

References

Sculptures, at Umedalen Skulptur website May, 2014
* ''Skulpturguide Umeå'', published by Västerbottens konstförening, Umeå 2006,

Notes

External links

Website of Umedalen Skulptur
{{Umeå Sculptures in Sweden Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Sweden Public art in Umeå Parks in Umeå