Chatsworth House garden sculptures

[Old Cruser]

Have seen this on the news so checked it out on the net.
Wouldn't mind going to see these especially the large one by Xu Bing.


http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/stunning-sculptures-set-to-grace-chatsworth-gardens-1-6823404

[Pete]

Some here from a couple of years ago

http://www.ichesterfield.co.uk/beyond-limits-chatsworth-park/

[Old Cruser]

Love the horse

[Pete]

Its by Damien Hirst the guy that pickled the shark... 

[Old Cruser]

Don't like pickled eggs so I wouldn't like a Shark that's pickled 

[Pete]

I saw it at the Tate Modern when it first opened - and even though its dead it really was scarey... 

[Fly]

Half a cow he put in Formaldrahyde, strange, but that's art 

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=b76Qjc7ZMxED-M&tbnid=v1BXUtAzAy86HM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fculture%2Fart%2F3672425%2FDamien-Hirsts-cow-art-in-a-pickle.html&ei=vscIVKfHE4ioO8fggbAF&bvm=bv.74649129,d.ZWU&psig=AFQjCNEgzcAWC9Aayao56SiUCqy3oB-nzA&ust=1409947937683678

[Slacker]

How many of them would the DT have described as "controversial" if they were outside their offices?

[Old Cruser]

These 'pickled' sculptures aren't for me neither are the modern art paintings.
I love to visit galleries but see nothing at all in the blobs, and circles of the modern stuff.

Slight deviation - is anyone watching Hotel India BBC 2 Wednesday's 8.00pm.
It's a documentary about the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.
This week Christies had an Art auction in the hotel.
A picture of modern art broke records for what it fetched -  for me it did nothing I wouldn't have given a pound for it.

Few years ago we visited this hotel on one of our cruise stops.

Magnificent hotel with scanning facilities like in airports before anyone enters.
Hubby got a slap on the wrist for taking photographs  apparently it wasn't allowed!
Our stop was a brief call for refreshments and a look round.

According to the documentary the hotel commands £9000.00 per NIGHT!

[balb0wa]

I went yesterday,a free trip as we were on the guest list, was pretty good and great weather, got quite busy as we were leaving,The Chinese love it, Chatsworth must make a load of money these days with £3 parking then £18 for house and gardens , or £12 for gardens only.

Have to say the house is worth it, you go round Hardwick Hall and its pretty empty inside, Chastworth house is full of stuff.