Elliot Macdonald, ‘Pillar of the Community’, credit Gallery No.32
Stephanie Douet, ‘Brutalist Crazy Golf’, credit Gallery No.32
Marcus Orlandi, ‘Don’t Fight.’ Credit Gallery No.32
Joseph Ijoyeme, credit Gallery No.32
Jill Laudet, ‘Decent Homes for All’, credit Gallery No.32
Jeremy Wyatt, ‘In search of everything I need’, credit Gallery No.32
Claye Bowler credit Gallery No.32
Alegria Repila-Smith, ‘Caryatid Fallen’, credit Gallery No.32
Sophie Fishel, ‘Drive Like a Girl’, credit Gallery No.32
Communal Clay and the residents of Thamesmead, ‘Thamesmead Community-Sculpture’, credit Gallery No.32
Chanel Vegas, credit Gallery No.32
Mariusz Wolny, ‘Ray of Saturn’, photography: David Owens
Converting a defunct city golf club into a public space seems like righting a historic wrong. Even better if the public space in question is a sculpture garden.
Such is the story behind Winter Sculpture Park, the largest outdoor sculpture venue in London, made possible by the closing of Thamesmead Golf Centre. Open to the public on weekends from 2 March to 26 April, the free event will occupy 6.5 acres of this former nine-hole green on the banks of the River Thames outside central London. In the decade since the closure, the expanse has naturally rewilded, so it’s become a picturesque setting for the 40 featured works. They include Life Raft by Ellie Harrison, inspired by climate change, and a leaning tower of trampolines by Chanel Vegas, symbolising struggles within the NHS.
This year marks the fourth edition of the show launched by Meg Stuart and Kieran Idle of the independent gallery No. 32, supporters of budding and established installation artists.
