Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies Commissions Don Gummer for Major Site-Specific Sculpture at the U.S
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies Commissions Don Gummer for Major Site-Specific Sculpture at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow Don Gummer, Woman Reclining, Don Gummer, The Embrace, 1994. 1993. Cast bronze and aluminum. 95 x Cast bronze and aluminum. 103 x 96 x 86 x 42 inches. Courtesy of the artist. 84 inches. Courtesy of the artist. Washington, D.C. – November 24, 2014 - The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) is pleased to announce that Don Gummer will create a sculpture for the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia, as part of its Site-Specific Collection. Gummer’s design will be unveiled during FAPE’s Annual Events in April 2015, in Washington, D.C. The installation is planned for 2016. “My work for Moscow will express the openness and optimism of America. I am proposing a tall, vertical sculpture that will represent our multicultural energy, while remaining solid and well grounded. It is important that it reflect both the individuality and interconnectedness of our countries,” said Gummer. “It is an honor to share my work with the Russian community, and I appreciate FAPE’s dedication to the project.” Gummer’s sculpture is the 18th work commissioned for FAPE’s Site-Specific Collection. The program was established in 1999 when Joel Shapiro created Conjunction, a forty-foot bronze that stands on the front lawn of the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada. The Collection includes works by Lynda Benglis (Mumbai, India); Louise Bourgeois (Beijing, China); Ron Gorchov (New York, USA); Ellsworth Kelly (Beijing, China; Berlin, Germany); Sol LeWitt (Berlin, Germany; Tunis, Tunisia; New York, USA); Maya Lin (Istanbul, Turkey); Elie Nadelman (London, United Kingdom); Odili Donald Odita (New York, USA); Martin Puryear (Beijing, China); Joel Shapiro (Ottawa, Canada; Guangzhou, China); Michael Singer (Athens, Greece); Dorothea Rockburne (Kingston, Jamaica); and Elyn Zimmerman (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania).
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