By Martin Macdonald
Relaunched as a
world-class sculpture park last week, Ekeberg Park, a once neglected public
space, is suddenly a hot cultural site in Oslo. The brainchild of Norwegian businessman
Christian Ringnes, the free sculpture park hosts an eclectic mix of works ranging from classical pieces by Rodin, a surrealist sculpture by Dali, to modern
and contemporary works by internationally renowned artists Lynn
Chadwick, Tony Cragg, Dan Graham, Louise Bourgeois, Jenny Holzer and James Turrell, among others. With 30 works now in place, Ekeberg Park is expected to feature up to 80 sculptures and installations in the years to come.
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| Dan Graham, Ekeberg Pavillion, 2013. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Diana Maclean's Open Book. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Hilde Mæhlum's Concave Face. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| James Turrell, Ekeberg Skyspace, 2010-2013. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Jenny Holzer, Stone Carving, 2013. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Knut Steen's Dreaming Woman. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Louise Bourgeois, The Couple, 2003. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Lynn Chadwick's Ace of Diamonds. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Salvador Dali's Venus de Milo aux Tiroirs. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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Foreground: Sarah Sze, Still Life with Landscape (Model for a Habitat), 2011. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal
Bacground: Per Inge Bjørlo's Indre Rom VI - Livsløpet. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal
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| Tony Cragg, Cast Glances, 2002. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
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| Tony Oursler, Light Projection, 2010 -2013. Photograph: Ivar Kvaal |
