Summer outing: Relax in the (sculpture) garden

David Boraks — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:16:11 +0000

Antony Gormley's "You" at Davidson College. (Lisa Jewel/DavidsonNews.net)

Here is a “how to enjoy Art Around Town” experience for Davidsonnews.net readers: First, go over to Summit Coffee on Main Street. Grab a cold coffee drink for yourself and maybe a fruit smoothie and a snack for the kids. Pick up a newspaper or a book at Main Street Books. Then, stroll over toward Davidson College’s E.H. Little Library, where you’ll find a small sculpture garden. There, you’ll find well-maintained Adirondack chairs in a grassy and well-shaded area that begs for visitors. Make yourself comfortable. Let the kids look at “You.” No, not you, but “You” – an everyman sculpture made out of cast iron by British artist Antony Gormley in 2005. Let the kids play tag with “You” as home base. (Nobody can leave the grassy circle.) Now you enjoy your reading and the space. Kids tired of tag? Have them build a human tower that resembles the shape of the bronze untitled work by Joel Shapiro (1995). Now, snap a picture of your crew with your camera phone. Email it to me at lskjewel@aol.com and I’ll post it in a future Art Around Town column. Now how fun was that?

Joel Shapiro's "Untitled" 1995. (Lisa Jewel/DavidsonNews.net)

Art Around Town,” by Lisa Jewel, appears Fridays on DavidsonNews.net’s Guide page. Lisa is keeping a sort of “visual journal” of interesting objects she finds in the area. Some are items for sale at local galleries, others prized possessions in our homes. Have an object to share? Email Lisa, lskjewel@aol.com. See her previous columns in the Art Around Town category

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Summer outing: Relax in the (sculpture) garden