Behind the Walls (sculpture)

Behind the Walls is a 2018 sculpture by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa.[1]

Behind the Walls on display at the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City

Description

The sculpture is 24.5 feet tall, and depicts the head of a teenage girl who has her hands covering her eyes.[2][3] It is made of polyester resin and marble dust.[4][5]

History

Behind the Walls debuted in May 2019 at the Frieze Sculpture festival in Manhattan, and it was on view at Rockefeller Center.[4][1][6][3][7][8] From October 2019 to February 2020, it was installed outside the Museo Nacional de Arte in Mexico City.[9][10][11]

Behind the Walls is currently outside the University of Michigan Museum of Art. The museum acquired it through a gift from J. Ira and Nicki Harris.[4] The sculpture was installed in front of the museum in November 2020, taking the place of Mark di Suvero's piece Shang.[4][12][13][14]

References
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  2. "Jaume Plensa: Behind the Walls | University of Michigan Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. "Giant Head Sculpture Takes Over Rockefeller Center for Frieze New York". My Modern Met. 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. "Monumental Outdoor Sculpture by Jaume Plensa to Change the Face of U-M Museum of Art". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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  7. "Open Your Eyes: Jaume Plensa's "Behind the Walls" finds a new home at UMMA | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. Haigney, Sophie (2019-05-01). "With Sculpture, Frieze Expands to Manhattan (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  9. "Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City - Jaume Plensa: Behind the Walls on view at MUNAL - News - Richard Gray Gallery". www.richardgraygallery.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. "BEHIND THE WALLS / DETRÁS DEL MURO". jaumeplensa.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  11. Staff, Forbes. "'Behind the Walls' de Jaume Plensa le dice adiós a México". Forbes México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  12. "Can You Swing On Shang? An Elegy to an UMMA Icon That Will Be Forever Missed". umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  13. Hamilton, Jacob. ""Behind the Walls" giant head sculpture installed at UMMA - mlive.com". mlive. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  14. Bruckner, Meredith (2020-11-09). "Massive 25-foot sculpture to be permanently installed outside U-M Museum of Art". WDIV. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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