The gallery has confirmed that there will be new additions to its sculpture garden this summer.
The Dulwich Picture Gallery has announced the addition of new contemporary works to its free-to-access Sculpture Garden this summer, featuring artists Laura Ford, Laura Ellen Bacon, Conrad Shawcross and Surbhi K. Modi.
All of the sculptures join a growing programme of installations across three acres of green space, which was newly transformed into a contemporary Sculpture Garden in September 2025 as part of the Gallery’s largest redevelopment in over 20 years.
Since it has launched, the sculpture garden has evolved with rotating installations by leading contemporary artists, inviting visitors to experience art in the landscape while connecting to the Gallery’s historic Collection.
Among the new additions is Laura Ford’s My Little Marini, 2020, which offers a witty and subversive reinterpretation of Marino Marini’s famous Venetian modernist landmark, The Angel of the City, 1948.
Meanwhile, Laura Ellen Bacon’s The Assembled, 2026, is inspired by Sir Peter Lely’s Nymphs by a Fountain, early 1650s, echoing the painting’s careful staging and the intimate grouping of figures.
Suspended among a tree within the Sculpture Garden, Conrad Shawcross’ geometric forms entitled Optic Pendants, 2026, cast shifting patterns as daylight changes.
Also in June, the gallery will install a sculpture by multi-disciplinary artist Surbhi K. Modi, offering visitors a welcoming space to pause, gather, and connect within nature. Songs Under the Same Sky (The Rock Bench) references the Neo-Hinduist philosophy of peace and tolerance.
Talking about the news, Jennifer Scott, Director, Dulwich Picture Gallery, said: “Our Sculpture Garden has become a place where art and nature meet. We continue to work closely with contemporary artists whose works encourage us to look again – at our Collection, our architecture, and the natural world that surrounds us.”
The new sculptural installations will be on view throughout the year in the free-to-access Sculpture Garden, offering visitors fresh perspectives across the seasons. They join existing works on loan by Makiko Harris, Nika Neelova, Harold Offeh, Li Li Ren, Tai Shani and Amy Stephens, alongside Collection works by Peter Randall-Page and Rob and Nick Carter.
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