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Nick Cave’s First Outdoor Sculpture Finds a Home at Meijer Gardens
['Laura Hardy']
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My son and I love to take walks through Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Courtesy of the Frederik Meijer Gardens / Jason Whalen | Fauna Creative Courtesy of the Frederik Meijer Gardens / Jason Whalen | Fauna Creative loading...At 26 feet tall, it’s the first outdoor public sculpture Cave has ever created and now, it’s part of Meijer Gardens’ permanent collection of over 300 international works.
Courtesy of the Frederik Meijer Gardens / Jason Whalen | Fauna Creative Courtesy of the Frederik Meijer Gardens / Jason Whalen | Fauna Creative loading...What may struck you most (beyond its sheer size) is the message.
Courtesy of the Frederik Meijer Gardens / Jason Whalen | Fauna Creative Courtesy of the Frederik Meijer Gardens / Jason Whalen | Fauna Creative loading...Cave also has deep Michigan ties, having earned his MFA from Cranbrook in 1989, and his work has been shown here before.
So if you’re heading to Meijer Gardens this fall, take the path toward the Japanese Garden.