Stephanie Farr The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)

Before even getting out of your car, you start to question reality at Grounds for Sculpture. Driving in, there’s a group of people along the road holding a banner that reads “Hurrah Welcome,” and signs that say “We thought you’d never get here” and “I drink to your arrival.”

“Is this for me?” you may think. “How did they know I was coming? And why aren’t they moving?”

Then it hits you, perhaps a little later than it should have — these stiffs are statues.

Just an hour outside Philadelphia, Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey, is one of my favorite weird and wonderful corners of this strange and beautiful world.

Here, it’s hard to tell the real people from the fake ones. Here, beloved paintings are brought to life and invite you

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