HOME SPRING 2019 21Temperate House will be home to a brand
new, specially designed sculpture, inspired
by the cathedral-like space, as well as nine
other installations.
Artist Dale Chihuly says: “I am honoured
to bring my work once again to Kew, with its
magnificent landscape and extraordinary
glasshouses--structures which have always
captivated me. How do you describe a beauti-
ful building like the Palm House or the Tem-
perate House? We are planning something
special for the centre of the newly-restored
Temperate House and I’m excited to see it
come to fruition.”A reverie of form, colour, and light, Chihuly’s
exquisite artworks are often described as
exaggerated celebrations of what is found in
nature. As the most biodiverse postcode on
the planet, Kew’s breathtaking landscape is
the ideal home for such work. Visitors will
make discoveries in their own time as they
explore the gardens, experiencing surprise
and wonder at what they find – graceful, lumi-
nous colour juxtaposed with the solid earthi-
ness of nature. A total of 32 art installations
will be situated across the gardens in a wide
variety of locations.
Kew’s Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botani-
cal Art (the world’s only gallery dedicated
to botanical art), will host 12 bodies of work
developed over 40 years, as well as a film de-
tailing Chihuly’s creative process. Visitors to
the gallery will experience the expressive lines
and abstract forms of Chihuly’s Drawings, as
well as the Rotolo series - the most techni-
cally challenging work Chihuly and his team
have ever created, and Seaforms, delicate
undulating forms that conjure underwater
life, among others.
Other stunning locations for the artworks
include the ornate Waterlily House, and the
resplendent Palm House lake. The iconicGraceful,
luminous colour
juxtaposed
with the solid
earthiness of
nature
CHIHULY AT KEWREFLECTIONS ON NATURE
13 April – 27 October 2019
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