Famous for its outdoor sculpture garden, Walker Art Center will draw attention indoors with its new exhibit, “Sculpture Court,” featuring works from the center’s archive in a take on the centuries-old tradition of observation.
Curated by Henriette Huldisch, chief curator and director of curatorial affairs, “Sculpture Court” includes 20 pieces interpreting the human form from the early 1900s through 2024.
“Stretching back to the Renaissance, sculpture courts stood as symbols of power and prestige,” according to the exhibition’s description. “Their contents conveyed religious and mythological narratives, demonstrated political authority and consolidated cultural ideals about beauty and style.”
The yearlong exhibition features traditional studies of the human body, like Polish-American scu