Crucible at Gloucester Cathedral

Extended by popular demand, Gloucester Cathedral is hosting Crucible, a world class exhibition celebrating contemporary sculpture from a cast of international renowned sculptors, until November.

Crucible, an exhibition described by organisers as ‘one of the largest and most important exhibitions of contemporary sculpture to take place in Britain during the past decade’, will be hosted at Gloucester Cathedral until Sunday 7 November 2010.

Extended by a week by popular demand, the exhibition has continued to attract visitors from across the UK and beyond throughout September and October 2010, with the free exhibition including 76 works of art from internationally renowned sculptors and artists.

Described as ‘who’s who of contemporary British sculpture’, the exhibition includes works from the ‘New Bronze Age’ sculptors of the 1950s to current household names such as Damien Hirst and Antony Gormley.

Highlights to hunt for include the centre-piece of the exhibition, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s monumental sculpture of Vulcan – which weighs 5.5 tons and stands 25 feet high, and which stands on a reinforced concrete plinth cast by the main entrance to the Cathedral.

Visitors can also look forward to seeing William Pye’s water sculpture entitled Meniscus, which is said to weigh 3.5 tons, and is a brand new work specially made for the Crucible exhibition. Antony Gormley’s Close V is a certain conversation starter, while Damien Hirst’s St Bartholomew Exquisite Pain captures the imagination, to name just a few.

Whether you are a seasoned fan of contemporary arts or you want to seize the unique opportunity to see an exhibition of such calibre for the first time, it would be a crime to miss Crucible at Gloucester Cathedral, particularly now that there’s an extra week to enjoy.