MCCLELLAND Gallery will temporarily host three sculptures from Arts Centre Melbourne’s public art collection.
The Langwarrin sculpture park will be the new home for Rhythms of Life, Family of Man I, and Family of Man II. The sculptures will be displayed at McClelland Gallery while the Arts Centre Melbourne precinct undergoes an upgrade and are expected to be there for five years.
McClelland gallery director Lisa Byrne said the “magnificent” sculptures are “a perfect complement to our existing collection.”
“The works by Cole Sopov, a post-war immigre artist, will be exhibited alongside fellow post-war immigre artists including Inge King, Vincas Jomatas, and Teisutis Zikaras. McClelland Collection already includes several Andrew Rogers works and Rhythms of Life will be a terrific expansion of this oeuvre. The loans initiative will provide greater cultural opportunities for the community of the outer south-east of Melbourne,” she said.
Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Karen Quinlan said she hopes the arrangement will bring the artworks to new audiences. “Arts Centre Melbourne’s public art collection should be exactly that – public,” she said.