Wanås Castle

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Wanås Castle (IPA: [ˈvânːoːs];^[1] Swedish: Wanås slott) is an estate in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is situated to the west of Knislinge, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Kristianstad.^[2]

Wanås exhibitions

Since 1987, contemporary art with a focus on site-specific installations has been displayed at Wanås. Art is displayed in the park and in exhibition halls in renovated stables and warehouse buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. In the park there are some 70 sculptures and installations permanently on display.^[3]^[4]

Selection of the outdoors exhibitions

The little bridge (1988), diabas, by Stefan Wewerka
Black line (1988), Raffael Rheinsberg
Terra Maximus (1989), by Sissel Tolaas
Gray Clam (1990), by Jene Highstein
Pyramiden (1990), by Gunilla Bandolin
Stigma (1991), by Gloria Friedmann
Observatorium (1992), by Icelandic sculptor Rúrí (f 1951)
Cow Chapel (1993), by Kari Cavén
Solar Implode/Power House (1994), by Jeffrey Wisniewski
Wanås (1994), by Per Kirkeby
Food For Thought (1996), by Matthew McCaslin
Sprungen Ur (1996), by Pål Svensson
Parables (1998), by Allan McCollum
The Hunt Chair for Animal Spirits (1998), by Marina Abramović
Imposter (1999), by Roxy Paine
A House for Edwin Denby (2000), by Robert Wilson
Fideicommissum (2000), bronze, by Ann-Sofi Sidén
Two Different Anamorphic Surfaces (2000), by Dan Graham
Together and Apart (2001), by Antony Gormley
Wanås Wall (2002), by Jenny Holzer
Vertigo (2002), by Charlotte Gyllenhammar
lignum (2002), by Ann Hamilton
I Am Thinking About Myself – Wanås 2003 (2003), Marianne Lindberg De Geer
11 Minute Line (2004), by Maya Lin
The eighth chimney (2007), tegel, by Jan Svenungsson

A selection of the permanent indoors exhibition

Svindel (2002), by Charlotte Gyllenhammar
lignum (2002), by Ann Hamilton
Graf Spee (2007), by Jan Håfström together with Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Juan Pedro Fabra

References

^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 27.
^ "Vanås". Nordisk familjebok. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
^ "Wanås" (in Swedish). Slottsguiden.info. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
^ Gisela Williams. "This Swedish Estate Has Become a Must-see Cultural Destination". Travel + Leisure Group. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

Other sources

Osterby, Anette (2000) Dan Graham : two different anamorphic surfaces : a new two way mirror pavilion in the Wanås Park, Sweden (The Wannas Foundation) ISBN 978-9197397209
Johnsson, Pehr (1930) Vanås : göingebygdens största herresätepp (Malmö : Scania)