BARRY FLANAGAN
ringn ‘66, 1966 (permanent collection)
Tate Modern, London

Barry Flanagan’s sand sculpture ringn ‘66, 1966, is now on display in A View from Tokyo: Between Man and Matter at Tate Modern. This group exhibition is part of the ‘Materials and Objects’ display and explores how sculptors working in Japan, Europe, and the United States in the 1970s inspired and influenced each other, using a diverse range of materials. Formed by pouring a hundredweight of sand onto the floor from a more or less fixed point above, the work testifies to Flanagan’s deep interest in sculptural processes and the ways in which materials determine a sculpture’s final appearance.
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BARRY FLANAGAN
Prints, Ceramics, and a Hare (solo show)
Ruthin Craft Centre
28 June – 31 August 2025

Barry Flanagan's solo exhibition Prints, Ceramics and a Hare will be on view at the Ruthin Craft Centre. Born in nearby Prestatyn, Flanagan later described his childhood there as formative for his artistic practice. The exhibition brings together linocuts, etchings, ceramics and a bronze hare, loaned by Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales. The presentation highlights the extraordinary range and experimental nature of Flanagan’s output, as much as his consistent and rigorous exploration of material and process.
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BARRY FLANAGAN
Large Nijinski on Anvil Point, 2001 (installation)
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Yorkshire

Barry Flanagan’s sculpture Large Nijinski on Anvil Point, 2001, has returned to Yorkshire Sculpture Park as part of the site's Art Outdoors programme. Flanagan, known for his dynamic depictions of animals, often used bronze to create works that fuse the everyday with the imaginary. His hares, a central theme since the 1970s, reflect human emotions and traits through their energy and character. Inspired by Rodin’s figurine of ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, Large Nijinski on Anvil Point combines the animate with the inanimate, contrasting the solid anvil with the lightness and vitality of the hare. The sculpture, last displayed at YSP in 2009, is now on view in Lower Park near Bretton Hall.
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