Barry Flanagan

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Barry Flanagan (born January 11, 1941) is a contemporary artist best known for his large bronze statues of hares.

1 Artistic biography
2 Trivia
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Barry Flanagan was born in Prestatyn, North Wales. He studied at Birmingham College of Art and Crafts (1957–1958) before going on to St. Martin's School of Art in London in 1964. Flanagan graduated in 1966 and went on to teach at St. Martin's School of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1967–1971). Flanagan represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1982. A major retrospective of his work was held at the Fundación 'La Caixa' Madrid in 1993, touring to the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes in 1994. Flanagan's bronze hares have also been exhibited in many outdoor spaces, most notably on Park Avenue in New York in 1995–96 and at Grant Park, Chicago in 1996. In 1999, he had a solo exhibition at Galerie Xavier Hufkens in Brussels followed by an exhibition at the Tate Gallery, Liverpool (2000). In 2002, a major exhibition of his work was shown at the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany, and toured to the Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France.

Flanagan's hare statue "Large Left-Handed Drummer" is currently on display in Union Square (New York City) park through June 24, 2007.[1]

The Barry Flanagan statue "Thinker on Rock" is currently on loan to Washington University in St. Louis. Affectionately known to students as "the bunny" the piece is featured prominently in a central location near Olin Library on the Washington University Danforth Campus. Another "Thinker on Rock" is also located in Washington, D.C.

The character Frank from the 2001 movie Donnie Darko bears a strong resemblance to several of Flanagan's works, especially "Thinker on Rock," although the resemblance is mostly in the eyes and ears.