Spier Outdoor Sculpture Biennale

The first of these bi-annual events took place in January 2002 at two locations. Largely sponsored by the Spier Arts and Culture Trust, a number of well- and lesser known artists were invited to produce and exhibit outdoor works on the grounds of Spier Estate outside Stellenbosch. In addition, Pro Helvetia sponsored Swiss artist Urs Twellmann to take part in the project. A satellite exhibition opened shortly afterwards at the Jan Marais Nature Reserve in Stellenbosch. Here, a number of artists were commissioned to produce long lasting, site-specific outdoor work. Participating were Sanell Aggenbach, Bruce Arnott, Deborah Bell, Willie Bester, David Brown, Danny Carstens, Hettie de Klerk, Terry de Vries, Jacques Dhont, Randolph Hartzenberg, David Jones, Jacobus Kloppers, Nicole Meyer, Jo OÕConnor, Susan Reid, Sean Slemon, Urs Twellmann and Elmarie van der Merwe. This project was initiated by Kevin Brand and curated with Strijdom van der Merwe.

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