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Image of Eye Benches sculpture by Louise Bourgeois
Eye Benches by Louise Bourgeois

Sculpture in the Close

°µÍø½ûÇø has hosted a series of contemporary sculpture exhibitions since 1988.

Its historic courts and well tended lawns provide a striking and contrasting backdrop to works by some of the most exciting and important sculptors working today. Our exhibitions are recognised as cutting edge: always thought-provoking and frequently spectacular. We also have an impressive permanent collection.

For further information please contact the College's Curator of Works of Art by emailing curator-of-art@jesus.cam.ac.uk.

Untitled: stacked chairs by Phyllida Barlow

2017 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by Phyllida Barlow, Louise Bourgeois, Mona Hatoum, Shirazeh Houshiary, Kim Lim, Cornelia Parker, Agnes Thurnauer, Rachel Whiteread, and Alison Wilding were featured in the 2017 exhibition.

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2017 Sculpture in the Close exhibition
Tread Toe by James Capper

2015 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by James Capper, Thomas Houseago, Eva Rothschild, Roger Hiorns, and Lucy Skaer were featured in the 2015 exhibition.

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2015 Sculpture in the Close exhibition
My Labor is My Protest by Theaster Gates

2013 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by Miroslaw Balka, Harland Miller, Doris Salcedo, Theaster Gates, and Damian Ortega were featured in the 2013 exhibition.

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2013 Sculpture in the Close exhibition
Song for Adele by Tim Scott

2011 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by Barry Flanagan, Anthony Caro, Phillip King, Bruce McLean, Tim Scott, Wendy Taylor, and William Tucker were featured in the 2011 exhibition.

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2011 Sculpture in the Close exhibition
Event Horizon by Antony Gormley

2009 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by Anthony Caro, Antony Gormley and Anselm Kiefer were featured in the 2009 exhibition.

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2009 Sculpture in the Close exhibition
Time here becomes space by Cerith Wyn Evans

2007 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by Claire Barclay, Christine Borland, John Gibbons, Roger Hiorns, Marc Quinn, Bill Woodrow, and Cerith Wyn Evans were featured in the 2007 exhibition.

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2007 Sculpture in the Close exhibition
Aeolus by Diane Maclean

2005 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by Mark Firth, John Gibbons, Sand Laureson, Diane Maclean, Eilis O'Connell, Cornelia Parker, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Kate Whiteford were featured in the exhibition.

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2005 Sculpture in the Close exhibition
Brake by Phillip King

2003 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

Works by Rachel Whiteread, Eilis O’Connell, Alison Wilding, Phillip King, Keir Smith, Steven Gregory, Peter Hide, and Edward Allington were featured in the 2003 exhibition.

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2003 Sculpture in the Close exhibition

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