Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park
{{Short description|Sculpture park in Oslo, Norway}}
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Tjuvholmen skulpturpark is a sculpture park in the Tjuvholmen neighborhood of Frogner borough in Oslo, Norway.{{cite web|title=Leiligheter i Oslos nyeste bydel|url=http://www.tjuvholmen.no/|website=tjuvholmen.no|accessdate=5 May 2015|language=Norwegian}} It is close to Aker Brygge.
History
The park opened 10 August 2012, as part of a £20 million development plan for Tjuvholmen.{{cite book|title=The Architects' Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzZNAAAAYAAJ|year=2002|publisher=Architectural Press|page=66}} It consists of seven pieces of art created by notable international contemporary artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Ellsworth Kelly, Ugo Rondinone, and Franz West.{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnorway.com/uk/product/?pid=166344|title=Tjuvholmen Sculpture Park|publisher=Visit Norway|accessdate=5 May 2015}} It was expanded in 2013 with several additional sculptures. The sculptures stand out against the Oslofjord, with a view to the Akershus Castle and Akershus Fortress, and Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art. Nearby, there is a beach which is open to the public.{{cn|date=May 2015}}
Design
The art museum was designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano,{{cite web|title=2006-2012 Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art|url=http://www.rpbw.com/project/84/astrup-fearnley-museum-of-modern-art/|publisher=Renzo Piano Building Workshop|accessdate=5 May 2015}} who also designed the sculpture park.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the sculpture park at Tjuvholmen|url=http://issuu.com/selvaag/docs/tjuvholmen_skulpturpark_brosjyre|publisher=Selvaag|accessdate=5 May 2015|pages=5}}
The park's concept was developed in conjunction with the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art.{{cite web|title=From coastal traffic to street life|url=http://www.oslohavn.no/en/fjord_city/tjuvholmen/|publisher=Port of Oslo|accessdate=5 May 2015}}
= Sculpture =
There are seven sculptures in the park. "Things for a House on an Island" by Fischli and Weiss allows viewers to look into the structure.{{cite web|title=World Class Sculpture Island|url=http://www.tjuvholmen.no/english/?did=9095633|publisher=Tjuvholmen KS|accessdate=5 May 2015}}
- ”Things for a House on an Island” by Peter Fischli & David Weiss
- ”Eyes” by Louise Bourgeois
- ”Edge II” by Antony Gormley
- ”Untitled” by Anish Kapoor
- ”Untitled (Totem)” by Ellsworth Kelly
- ”Moonrise" by Ugo Rondinone
- ”Spalt” by Franz West