‘Imaginary Solutions’ presents an introduction to Flanagan’s work, his diverse experimentation with materials and passionate commitment to redefining sculpture’s parameters.
“I prefer working with the essential stuff of sculpture rather than my own “ambitions” for it. This way I hope to find things” - Barry Flanagan, 1969
Interviewees include artists and collaborators who knew Flanagan for years; Bruce McLean, a fellow student from St Martins, Jerry Hughes, AB Fine Art Foundry Manager who worked closely with him for decades, Mark Jones, artist and metal worker who assisted Flanagan at the foundry. Swiss artist Sophie Bouvier Ausländer who first encountered Flanagan’s work as a student and describes the lasting effects on her thinking, and Director of the estate of Barry Flanagan Dr. Jo Melvin.
