Dinosaurs Roam: Jake and Dinos Chapman at the Cass Sculpture Foundation

Dinosaurs Roam: Jake and Dinos Chapman at the Cass Sculpture Foundation

Posted by Cass Art on 13th Jul 2018

Roaming the grounds of Goodwood, Jake and Dinos Chapman’s mammoth steel sculptures have arrived at the Cass Sculpture Foundation.

The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth, but not the Mineral Rights’ consists of three largescale sculptures made of corten steel and standing as high as 8 meters. Entitled ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’, the sculptures will be on display among the woodlands of the Cass Sculpture Foundation from the 14th April 2017.

For over a decade, the collaboration between Jake and Dinos Chapman has seen the pair develop a colossal and controversial body of work, responding to such themes as repressed human violence and the presupposed innocence of children.

We were invited to the Private View to explore this new body of work… 

(L-R) Jake Chapman in discussion with Cass Sculpture Foundation Curator at the Private View. Audience with Jake Chapman at the Private View in Goodwood

Photography of ongoing performance with Jake Chapman in the grounds.

'The Meek Will Inherit the Earth, but not the Mineral Rights' in the grounds of the Cass Sculpture Foundation.

In contrast to the large steel sculptures and the fabrication of 'Hell', a seminal Chapman Brother’s work, the everyday materials used in ‘Two Legs Bad, Four Legs Good’ act as a retort to the destruction of valuable work.

On display in the gallery, the exhibition comprises 31 miniature sculptures, crafted from poster-paint, cardboard and papier-mâché. The work’s infantile construction includes a bucket of eyeballs floating in blood, a perplexed looking farmer and a collection of ominous crows. 

Photography of Performance in the exhibition 'Two Legs Bad, Four Legs Good'

Installation shot of 'Two Legs Bad, Four Legs Good'

Installation shot of 'Two Legs Bad, Four Legs Good'

Installation shot of 'Two Legs Bad, Four Legs Good'

Feeling Inspired?

Jake and Dinos Chapman will be on display at the Cass Sculpture Foundation from Friday 14 April 2017.

The Cass Sculpture Foundation is located in the heart of Goodwood, East Sussex. For more information on opening times and directions, please visit the Cass Sculpture Foundation website.