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Liberty Grip
Liberty Grip
Liberty Grip

© the artist, courtesy Matthew Marks and Sprüth Magers. Image credit: Adam Kaleta, courtesy The Line

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British artist Gary Hume modelled this sculpture in three separate sections, each based on the arm of a store mannequin. The result is a sculpture of the human form caught between representation and abstraction. To further blur these boundaries, Hume cast the sculpture in bronze on a monumental scale, alluding to traditional commemorative sculpture, which he then contrasts mischievously with the candy-pink patina at the end of each limb.

The Line

London

Title

Liberty Grip

Date

2008

Medium

patinated & painted bronze & railway sleepers

Measurements

H 553 x W 297 x D 190 cm

Accession number

S006

Acquisition method

on loan to The Line

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

The artist

Custodian

The Line

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

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