Title
Tony Cragg. Unnatural SelectionPosted In
Sculpture, ExhibitionDuration
02 December 2016 to 26 March 2017Venue
Hessisches Landesmuseum DarmstadtOpening Hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 - 18:00 / Wednesday 10:00 - 20:00 / Saturday, Sunday and holiday 11:00 - 17:00 / Monday, Good Friday, Christmas Eve and New Year closedLocation
Telephone
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Title | Tony Cragg. Unnatural Selection | Posted In | Sculpture, Exhibition | Duration | 02 December 2016 to 26 March 2017 |
Venue | Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt | Opening Hours | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 - 18:00 / Wednesday 10:00 - 20:00 / Saturday, Sunday and holiday 11:00 - 17:00 / Monday, Good Friday, Christmas Eve and New Year closed | Location |
Friedenspl. 1, 64283 Darmstadt |
Telephone | 06151 1657-012 |
![Τhe Great Hall at Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. Τhe Great Hall at Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f10_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_the_great_hall_yatzer.jpg)
Τhe Great Hall at Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
![Tony Cragg, Foreign Body, 2015. Bronze, 120 x 106 x 76cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, Foreign Body, 2015. Bronze, 120 x 106 x 76cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s7_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_foreign_body_photo_charles_duprat_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Foreign Body, 2015. Bronze, 120 x 106 x 76cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Tony Cragg, Forminifera, 1997. Plaster, steel, 250 x 300 x 300cm. Photo by Michael Richter. Tony Cragg, Forminifera, 1997. Plaster, steel, 250 x 300 x 300cm. Photo by Michael Richter.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f3_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_forminifera_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Forminifera, 1997. Plaster, steel, 250 x 300 x 300cm. Photo by Michael Richter.
![Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f2_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_exhibition_view_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
Natural forms and patterns are a huge inspiration for Cragg, who is also a collector of minerals and fossils. To highlight the connection between these natural shapes and his sculptural work over the last 20 years, the exhibition includes a selection of samples from the artist’s collection placed in a special showcase next to the sculptures. In that sense, Cragg’s works can be understood as an excursion into a Palaeozoic fantasy and as the imaginary remains or fossils of mysterious life forms from a distant, pre-human past. Interestingly enough, the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt is also home to a large collection of animal fossils, crystals and minerals, allowing visitors to draw even more comparisons between million-year-old natural-history treasures and Cragg’s imaginative work. The exhibition is also accompanied by a 100-page catalogue with 50 illustrations, published by Hirmer Verlag.
![Tony Cragg, In an Instant, 2014. Wood, 130 x 118 x 133cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, In an Instant, 2014. Wood, 130 x 118 x 133cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f5_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_in_an_instant_photo_charles_duprats_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, In an Instant, 2014. Wood, 130 x 118 x 133cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s3_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_exhibition_view_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f1_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_exhibition_view_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s1_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_exhibition_view_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Tony Cragg, Outspan, 2007. Bronze. 95 x 100 x 62 cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. Tony Cragg, Outspan, 2007. Bronze. 95 x 100 x 62 cm. Photo by Charles Duprat.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f4_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_outspan_photo_charles_duprat_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Outspan, 2007. Bronze. 95 x 100 x 62 cm. Photo by Charles Duprat.
![Tony Cragg, False Idols. Photo by John Berens. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, False Idols. Photo by John Berens. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s5_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_false_idols_photo_john_berens_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, False Idols. Photo by John Berens. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Tony Cragg, It is, It isn't, 2010. Bronze, 242 x 120 x 110cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, It is, It isn't, 2010. Bronze, 242 x 120 x 110cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s6_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_it_is_it_isn_t_photo_charles_duprat_yatzer_0.jpg)
Tony Cragg, It is, It isn't, 2010. Bronze, 242 x 120 x 110cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Azurite sample from the natural history collection of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. Azurite sample from the natural history collection of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f9_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_azurite_sample_from_the_natural_history_collection_yatzer.jpg)
Azurite sample from the natural history collection of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
![Tony Cragg, Mental Landscape. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, Mental Landscape. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f6_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_mental_landscape_photo_charles_duprat_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Mental Landscape. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Tony Cragg, Mental Landscape, 2007. Jesmonite, 120 x 170 x 120cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, Mental Landscape, 2007. Jesmonite, 120 x 170 x 120cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f7_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_mental_landscape_photo_charles_duprat_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Mental Landscape, 2007. Jesmonite, 120 x 170 x 120cm. Photo by Charles Duprat. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Calcite sample from the natural history collection of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. Calcite sample from the natural history collection of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s9_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_calcite_sample_from_the_natural_history_collection_yatzer.jpg)
Calcite sample from the natural history collection of Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
![Tony Cragg, Pair, 2014. Wood, 410 x 99 x 76cm, 329 x 92 x 127cm. Photo by Michael Richter. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, Pair, 2014. Wood, 410 x 99 x 76cm, 329 x 92 x 127cm. Photo by Michael Richter. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/f8_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_pair_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Pair, 2014. Wood, 410 x 99 x 76cm, 329 x 92 x 127cm. Photo by Michael Richter. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Tony Cragg, Mixed Feelings. Photo by Michael Richter. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, Mixed Feelings. Photo by Michael Richter. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s8_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_mixed_feelings_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Mixed Feelings. Photo by Michael Richter. © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.
![Tony Cragg, Kastor & Pollux, 2015. Wood, 130 x 68 x 87cm. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016. Tony Cragg, Kastor & Pollux, 2015. Wood, 130 x 68 x 87cm. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.](https://www.yatzer.com/sites/default/files/media/slideshow/s4_tony_cragg_unnatural_selection_hessisches_landesmuseum_darmstadt_kastor_and_pollux_photo_michael_richter_yatzer.jpg)
Tony Cragg, Kastor & Pollux, 2015. Wood, 130 x 68 x 87cm. Photo by Michael Richter © VG Bild-Kunst Bonn 2016.