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| Established | 1977 (1977) |
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| Location | West Bretton, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°36′43″N1°33′58″W / 53.612°N 1.566°W /53.612; -1.566 |
| Type | Indoor/outdoor art gallery |
| Visitors | 250,000(2011)[1] |
| Founder | Peter Murray |
| Director | Clare Lilley |
| Website | ysp |
TheYorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is anart gallery, with both open-air and indoor exhibition spaces, inWest Bretton,Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It shows work by British and international artists, includingHenry Moore andBarbara Hepworth. The sculpture park occupies the 500-acre (200-hectare) parkland ofBretton Hall.
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park, opened in 1977,[1][5] was the UK's first sculpture park based on the temporary open air exhibitions organised in London parks from the 1940s to 1970s by the Arts Council andLondon County Council (and later Greater London Council). The 'gallery without walls' has a changing exhibition programme, rather than permanent display as seen in other UK sculpture parks such asGrizedale Forest.
YSP has a number of settings where its collection is displayed.
The park is situated in the grounds of Bretton Hall, an 18th-century estate which was a family home until the mid-20th century when it becameBretton Hall College.[6]Follies, landscape features and architectural structures from the 18th century can be seen around the park including the deer park and deer shelter (recently converted by American sculptorJames Turrell into an installation), an ice house, and acamellia house. Artists working at YSP, such asAndy Goldsworthy in 2007, take their inspiration from its architectural, historical or natural environment.[5]
Since the 1990s, YSP has made use of indoor exhibition spaces, initially a Bothy Gallery (in the curved Bothy Wall) and a temporary tent-like structure called the Pavilion Gallery. After an extensive refurbishment and expansion, YSP has added an underground gallery space in the Bothy garden, and exhibition spaces at Longside (the hillside facing the original park). Its programme consists of contemporary and modern sculpture (from Rodin and Bourdelle through to living artists). British sculpture is well represented in the past exhibition programme and semi-permanent installations. Many British sculptors prominent in the 1950s and 1960s have been the subject of solo exhibitions at YSP, includingLynn Chadwick,[7]Austin Wright,Phillip King,Eduardo Paolozzi,Hans Josephsohn, andKenneth Armitage. Exhibitions tend to bemonographic – rather than group or thematic.
The redundant Grade II*listedSt Bartholomew's Chapel, West Bretton built by William Wentworth in 1744[8] has been restored as gallery space.[9]
Longside Gallery is a space for sculpture overlooking YSP. The gallery is shared with theArts Council Collection for an alternating programme of exhibitions. Between exhibitions, Longside Gallery is used for educational and outreach activities and events.[10]
In July 2019, the new visitor centre, housing a gallery, restaurant and shop, made the shortlist for theStirling Prize for excellence in architecture.[11]
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