Stonehenge has never been this much fun: Jeremy Deller's Sacrilege

Stonehenge has never been this much fun: Jeremy Deller’s Sacrilege

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, West Kowloon Cultural District Promenade, Hong Kong

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Sacrilege is a life-sized, inflatable replica of Stonehenge, the British heritage and pagan site and popular tourist attraction. It is a bouncy castle, an interactive inflatable pillow that viewers may walk and jump on. It is an energetic, humorous work that Jeremy Deller describes as a way to get reacquainted with ancient Britain with your shoes off. It is a touring project visiting 33 sites across the UK and launched at the Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art.

Jeremy Deller in front of Sacrilege, Marlborough, UK
Photo: Tim Daw/sarsen.org

Video: Jeremy Deller speaks about Sacrilege

2min 41sec

Photos

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Heartlands, Cornwall (UK)

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, West Kowloon Cultural District Promenade, Hong Kong

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, West Kowloon Cultural District Promenade, Hong Kong

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Hyde Park, Sydney
Photo: Jim/sydney-city.blogspot.com

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Marlborough, UK
Photo: Tim Daw/sarsen.org

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Marlborough, UK
Photo: Tim Daw/sarsen.org

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Marlborough, UK
Photo: Tim Daw/sarsen.org

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Marlborough, UK
Photo: Tim Daw/sarsen.org

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, Glasgow, Scotland, 2012
Photo: Angela Catlin/itsnicethat.com

Jeremy Deller – Sacrilege, Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, Glasgow, Scotland, 2012
Photo: thehistoryblog.com

All images by M+, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority/westkowloon.hk & Jeremy Deller/jeremydeller.org unless otherwise noted.

Video

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Posted on September 30, 2014 in the category Sculpture and tagged 2012, 2013, 2014, Art in Sydney, inflated, Jeremy Deller, public art, sculpture, UK.

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