Exhibition
OBELISKS
18 May 2015 – 7 Jun 2015
Event times
Please join us for the unveiling on Monday 18th May at 6.30 PM in Dovehouse Green and for drinks from 7 PM at the Sydney Arms Pub, 70 Sydney Street, SW3 6NJ.
King’s Road
Address
- King’s Road
- London
England - SW3
- United Kingdom
OBELISKS is a temporary sculpture by Oskar Jakobsen that will be situated in Dovehouse Green, a former graveyard on King’s Road, Chelsea. This new work of art comprises a series of carbon fibre obelisks that wobble, encouraging visitors to actively engage with the installation by rearranging and playing with its rocking pieces.
About
The installation re-activates the historical significance of Dovehouse Green and subverts one of the oldest symbols used in commemorative sculpture through mobility and play. Alongside the permanent and static obelisk already situated in the park, Jakobsen presents an artwork that replaces stone with carbon fibre and solemnity with humour, in a contemporary comment on public statuary.
The Old Burial Ground was consecrated in 1733 and features a plaque memorialising civilians killed in World War II. In 1977 the gardens were refurbished by the Chelsea Society to commemorate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and the site was re-named Dovehouse Green. The park is also associated with the Punk movement in the 1970s and the vibrancy of local art, fashion and music scenes.
This commission was initiated by Royal College of Art MA Curating Contemporary Art students Federica Buzzi, Gabria Lupone, Louise Potzesny and Jessica Taylor, in collaboration with the MA Sculpture programme and artist Oskar Jakobsen. The project is generously supported by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, with many thanks to Dr Brian Leathard, Reverend of St. Luke and Christ Church, and to The Chelsea Society, for their knowledge and encouragement.
