A 90-acre park full of outdoor artwork by leading sculptors, which promises
to put the Lothians firmly on the modern art map, has opened.
Jupiter Artland Park at Bonnington House, Kirknewton,
is the creation of a wealthy art-loving Scottish couple.
It is the brainchild of Nicky Wilson, a former art teacher and her husband Robert, chairman of Nelson's, which makes homeopathic
medicines.
It has new work commissioned direct from the artists including Anish Kapoor,
one of the world's most influential sculptors, and Andy Goldsworthy, the
Scottish-based sculptor who works with natural wood and stone. There are also
new works from Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley, and the late Ian
Hamilton Finlay.
Simon Groom, director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, said:
"It's unbelievable what they have done. I can't think of anything that
parallels this. For anywhere it's extraordinary, but just outside of Edinburgh
it's utterly amazing."
The
collection includes: . A series of site specific works by Andy Goldsworthy. . A large-scale figure by one of the UK's finest sculptors Antony
Gormley. . A four acre landform by Charles Jencks whose recent work is on view
at the Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. . A huge orchid by Marc Quinn . Anish Kapoor's
amazing "Suck" . A series of work by Ian Hamilton Finlay . Site specific works by Cornelia Parker, Alec Finlay, Peter
Liversidge, Laura Ford and Shane Waltener
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