GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.- Coinciding with the sixth annual ArtPrize competition, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park hosts 16 artists from across North America, England, Italy, Egypt and Germany in, “Highly Recommended: Emerging Sculptors.” This group exhibition surveys the complexities and diversity of sculpture today through the innovative efforts of talented new sculptors.

Officially beginning the week prior to ArtPrize, “Highly Recommended: Emerging Sculptors,” is on display as Meijer Gardens’ fall exhibition from September 19, 2014 through January 4, 2015.

“As ever, Meijer Gardens is honored to participate in ArtPrize and this year’s exhibition is deeply meaningful,” said Joseph Becherer, chief curator and vice president of exhibitions and collections. “We began our curatorial process by having conversations with sculptors represented in our permanent collection, who recommended emerging talent across the international scene.”

“Highly Recommended: Emerging Sculptors” creates a collaborative relationship between established artists in the Meijer Gardens permanent collection and a new generation of sculptors. A wide variety of materials ranging from bronze and steel to the innovative use of neon and copper wire will be showcased.

"This is an exhibition that really speaks to the diversity and energy of Contemporary sculpture,” said Becherer. “Every work is strong in its own right, but the collective power of these 16 objects and installations is testimony to the dynamism in the art world today.”

The Artists
 Alisha Wessler (New York, New York) – From afar It Is an Island (107 objects) , 2013. Mixed media.

 Alyson Shotz (Brooklyn, New York) – Spiral Helix, 2009. Dichroic acrylic, Sintra, steel.

 Antonella Zazzera (Todi, Italy) – Armonico CLXVII, 2011. Woven copper wire.

 Armen Agop (Pietrasanta, Italy) – Untitled, 2013. Black granite.

 Chiara Dynys (Milan, Italy) – Love Hate, 2012. Steel, LED lights, Plexiglass.

 Christopher Yockey (Long Island City, New York) – You Have Options, 2014. Painted and stainless steel.

 Daniel Silver (London, England) – Untitled, 2014. Carrara marble and bronze.

 David Henderson (Brooklyn, New York) – Corby 3, 2013. Plywood.

 Katrin Albrecht (London, England) – Die Hütte Brennt/The Shed is on Fire, 2007-2014. Fabric and glue.

 Loris Cecchini (Berlin, Germany) – Wallwave Vibration (anatomy of a diagram) , 2012. Polyester resin and paint.

 Lucy Glendinning (Somerset, England) – Feather Child 1 , 2010-2011. Wax, jesmonite, timber, duck and pheasant feathers.

 Mat Chivers (London, England) – Chain of Events, 2007. Beer limestone.

 Michele Ciribifera (Perugia, Italy) – Double ond Anomala, 2011. Brass, ardesia stone.

 Osman Khan (Ann Arbor, Michigan) – House , 2014. Fluorescent tube lights, aluminum, copper, electronics, wood.

 Sean Paul Lorentz (Petaluma, California) – Bogie , 2013. Steel.

 Tom Price (London, England) – Network , 2012. Bronze, Perspex and wooden base.