Antony Gormley, Angel of the North, 1998 © Dreamstime and the artist
At Art Fix, we believe that size matters, so let us introduce you to an “XXL” sculpture: the biggest sculpture in Europe. Coincidently, this monument also spans across a busy highway, indicating that perhaps perspective matters just as much as size!
“There are higher monuments in the world, but no bigger sculptures made by an artist,” says a spokesman for the sculpture’s creator. “The Statue of Liberty without its pedestal is smaller, and the Corcovado (Rio’s “Christ the Redeemer” statue) is half the size.”
The “Arc Majeur” is a monumental 60 meters tall, 75 meters wide sculpture in rusted Corten steel by French artist Bernar Venet, the conceptual sculptor infamous for his curved, mathematically-precise sculptures. The XXL “Arc Majeur” sculpture takes the form of a sweeping, circular arch springing from the earth on either side of a highway linking Brussels to Luxembourg in the Wallonia region. It gives drivers the sense that they are driving through the curved semi-circle — a testament to art becoming all-inclusive, and not just something reserved for Sunday with the in-laws.
Bernar Venet, Arc Majeur, 2019 © Charles Paulicevich
