For Flanagan, sculpture was as much performance as metal, stone & wood. The exposure of process & method is something consistently presented throughout his career. 'sand pour' (1968) & 'the works' (1970) are on show until the end of tomorrow at Galerie Max Hetzler.

Final week to visit the two-site solo exhibition 'Sculpture is always going on’ @galeriemaxhetzler, Berlin, closing this Saturday, 13 April. Image: Installation views courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin | Paris | London, photo: def image.

The anthropomorphic qualities of Flanagan’s hares make them a natural metaphor for the human condition. In his Nijinski hares, Rodin’s homage to the dancer gives inspiration along with Flanagan's experience of dancing. ‘Sculpture is always going on’ continues at Galerie Max Hetzler.

At Easter, we get tagged in a lot of rabbit posts. Although very happy to be associated with the bunny, Flanagan's work actually features the hare. Unlike its counterpart, it conjures countless legends, superstitions & myths from many different cultures.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was BOTD in 1886. He designed Haus Lange where Barry's 'Object Sculptures' show was held in '69 - one of the first known iterations of artwork being made directly onsite. It included 'daylight light piece 3 '69' (1969) pictured here at &Model, Leeds 2017

Last few days to see ‘Built like a tree, flows like a river’ in ‘Place-ness. Inhabiting space’ at Centre Pompidou, Malaga. The sculpture was made for 'Europe 80' in Lyon, which provided an overview of avant-garde art in Europe. Photos Espace Lyonnais d'art Contemporain (ELAC).

'untitled 1979' is open at both ends, vulnerable to handling but inviting touch. This sculpture, a sort of vessel, addresses the ambiguous dialect of the creative process, of structural order & natural growth. Currently on display in ‘Sculpture is always going on’ Galerie Max Hetzler

‘Sculpture is always going on’ is NOW ON@hetzlergallery Berlin. Visit Bleibtreustraße 45 to see a selection of Flanagan’s early works in hessian and canvas, mostly created in the 1960s and 1970s. Image: Installation views courtesy of Galerie Max Hetzler. Photo: def image.

'New Ideas for Other Times' @vonbartha is a journey through artistic innovation. Showcasing works by more than 30 artists who have fearlessly pushed boundaries in the 20th and 21st centuries. Three works by Flanagan are on display, including 'Homage to Carving' (2002) pictured.

'Jan 70' (details of five works from the series). In 1970 Flanagan made 13 fingerprint mono-prints, each configured differently, explores ideas of authorship with Flanagan's recognisable hands-on manipulation. 'Jan 70' is in 'On Paper'
Galerie Max Hetzler, Paris until 6 April.

'Thinker on Rock' (1997) in Neude Square, Utrecht, Netherlands. Thank you Peter Foolen for the wonderful photo.

OPENING TODAY ‘Sculpture is always going on’ Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin. Of his practice, Barry explained ‘My work isn’t centred in experience. The making of it is itself the experience. Truly, sculpture is always going on.’
Image: Galerie Max Hetzler photo def image

Flanagan’s first acquisition to a public collection was ‘casb 3’ 67’ in '67, purchased by the Nagaoka Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan. He continued to explore this 'new method of making shape', making several 'casb' works during the late 60s. Photo Errol Jackson

The publication for ‘Place-ness. Inhabiting space’ at Centre Pompidou, Malaga @centrepompidoumalaga which continues to run until 28th March and includes Barry's ‘Built like a tree, flows like a river’.

Installing for 'Sculpture is always going on' at @galeriemaxhetzler. Opens this Thursday 7 March 6 – 8 pm.
The exhibition runs until 13 April. Curated by @jonathan__watkins__.

'A souvenir for Barry Flanagan, my neighbour at the 1977 Hayward Annual' Peter Blake.
Visit Waddington Custot now to see the brilliant Peter Blake: Sculptures and Other Matters exhibition, running until 13th April. Blake's first solo exhibition of sculpture in over 20 years.

‘Double Eights’ was first exhibited at @hayward.gallery in 1977 and has since been shown at Tate Britain. See it in Sculpture is always going on at @galeriemaxhetzler, Berlin 7 Mar - 13 Apr 2024.

Flanagan's copy of Yoko Ono's Grapefruit, with his handwritten notes from a performance he participated in at DIAS Sept 1966. ⁠Flanagan acted as an assistant to Ono. View a copy Tate Modern in 'Yoko Ono Music of the Mind' on now.

NOMAD St. Moritz 2024 is now on in the Engadin mountains and von Bartha's salon-like presentation is a tribute to a surrealist’s living room. Barry's 'Scaling up Orlando', 2008 & 'Gallifa Study II', 1992 are on display until Sunday. Photos Agostina Schenone courtesy von Bartha.

In 1974 Flanagan exhibited at the @themuseumofmodernart Project Space, presenting mainly wall hangings. Peter Schjeldahl, renowned art critic, described the show as ‘just this side of non-existence’. See a selection of wall hangings at Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin next month.