Cutting-edge contemporary art meets historic landscape.

Wander among powerful works by celebrated artists from around the world, including a brand-new piece made for Compton Verney. Explore how these daring sculptures reimagine ideas of community, home, and utopia for the 21st century.

The sculpture park includes works from leading UK-based artists such as Sarah Lucas (b.1962), who often uses ordinary objects to challenge sex, class and gender, Permindar Kaur (b.1965), who commonly uses domestic items to question the meaning of ”home”, and British-Ghanian artist Larry Achiampong (b.1984), whose work focuses on Pan African, future histories, speculative fiction and identity, both personal and communal. Work from international artists also features, including London-based French artist Nicolas Deshayes (b.1983) who explores organic and synthetic texture through his work, and Lithuanian artist Augustas Serapinas (b.1990), who draws on his country’s history and culture to produce works made from found material and borrowed objects.

Two legendary figures in sculpture also have their work featured. On display will be works by French-American artist Louise Bourgeois (1911-2010), best known for her monumental spider sculptures that feature in galleries worldwide, and Turner Prize-nominated British artist Helen Chadwick (1953-1996), who created works investigating ideas of gender and the body.

A significant part of the sculpture park is an ongoing series of invitations to artists to directly respond to the landscape at Compton Verney and produce and showcase work as a result. The first artist to do so, with a new commission, is Brazilian artist Erika Verzutti (b.1971), whose work can be found in major collections across the world.