I love Kew Gardens, but I worry that they're being steadily ruined by the misguided management. I'm all in favour of raising money for worthwhile botanical ends, but the gardens themselves are being turned into a theme park, with ever more intrusive 'interpretation' and 'attractions'. Meanwhile, the greenhouses are in dire need of cleaning and renovation.
My posts are a mix of news and impressions - some favourable, some not.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Wounded Angel taken flight?
My favourite sculpture at Kew has gone from the woods between Victoria Gate and the Temperate House. Perhaps Emily Young has taken it back? She's a fantastically talented sculptor and I found 'Wounded Angel' very beautiful and moving. It's a shame.
I last saw Wounded Angel at Kew Gardens in 2010 , it was a sculpture of real beauty that sat so well in its surroundings there. I have for years wanted to go back to see it again and had the opportunity recently only to discover that it’s gone to a university In Chicago USA. What are the management thinking of ? I’m glad I saw it when I did on a beautiful summers days twelve years ago now but slightly wounded that it’s gone.
I last saw Wounded Angel at Kew Gardens in 2010 , it was a sculpture of real beauty that sat so well in its surroundings there. I have for years wanted to go back to see it again and had the opportunity recently only to discover that it’s gone to a university In Chicago USA. What are the management thinking of ? I’m glad I saw it when I did on a beautiful summers days twelve years ago now but slightly wounded that it’s gone.
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