Six Sculptures: Tony Cragg. City of Arts and Science. Valencia. 27 June - 4 November 2018

The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia hosts an exhibition of the work of an artist who led the come-back of British sculpture in the 1980s — Tony Cragg (Liverpool, 1949). He is considered to be one of the most iconic sculptors of his generation. The exhibition, curated by Javier Molins, consists of six sculptures in various enclaves of Valencia’s most iconic cultural complex. Four of the sculptures can be seen over the water of the various ponds dotted through The City of Arts and Sciences.

The British artist’s work is characterised by the use of a very wide range of materials, such as stone, wood, aluminium, bronze, steel, and plastic, all of which he transforms into organic shapes. Valencians and visitors to the city will be able to see the exhibition up until November.

Sir Anthony Cragg (Liverpool, 1949) has been living and working in the German city of Wuppertal since 1977. Cragg, who will have a major exhibition on the streets of New York at the same time as his show in Valencia, is one of the most prestigious contemporary British artists of our time and has received numerous international awards such as the Turner Prize (1988), Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France (1992), Academician of the Royal Academy of Arts in London (1993), Order of the British Empire (2002) and the Order of Merit of the Republic of Germany (2012), to name but a few.

In 1988, he represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale and his work has been exhibited in museums such as the Reina So a, Tate Gallery, Louvre, Centre Pompidou, Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Stedelijk in Amsterdam, the Nasher Museum in Dallas, Corcoran Gallery in Washington, Belvedere Gallery in Vienna, MACRO in Rome, and CAFA Museum in Beijing.