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  • Tracey Emin's 18 ton sculpture «The Mother» was lifted by crane and put in place right next to Oslo's Munch museum. Photo: Ingvild B. Myklebust, The Agency for Cultural Affairs, City of Oslo.

    See photos from the spectacular lift of Tracey Emin's gigantic sculpture «The Mother»

    See all photos of The Mother here

    Artist Tracey Emin was present at the lift, and it was with great enthusiasm she witnessed the spectacular lift of the biggest piece she has ever created.
    – This is pretty amazing. I might not have children and grandchildren, but I've got a legacy now. This will be here a long, long time. And I feel good, because it makes me realise that I'm here on this

  • The sculpture by Tracey Emin will finally get her place in the flower meadow. Image and Landscape Architect: J & L Gibbons

    On Saturday 4 June, the artwork The Mother will be completed

    At long last, the Tracey Emin sculpture will be installed at Inger Munch’s Pier in Bjørvika, Oslo. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be on Saturday 4 June, and from 6:30 PM, the public will be able to experience the sculpture up close. Oslo and Norway will have an impressive new art attraction that will stand to the end of time.
    What is happening before the opening?
    On Monday 30 May, there

  • The Mother will arrive in Oslo next week. Photo: John O'Rourke

    The Mother on its way to Oslo

    The nine metre tall bronze sculpture, The Mother, will be arriving in Oslo next week. It will be shipped from London in five parts and assembled at Sukkerbiten in Bjørvika, Oslo. Before the summer, it will be welded together and patinated, so it can stand proudly forevermore at Inger Munch’s Pier.
    Fact about The Mother and the project.
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    Torso and head in L

  • The size of the sculpture The Mother by Tracey Emin coming to Oslo, Norway late summer 2021. Illustration by J & L Gibbons

    The large sculpture The Mother outside the new MUNCH will be installed towards the end of the year


    MUNCH opens in the autumn of 2021. Outside of the museum, facing the Oslo Fjord, Oslo will have a new large sculpture; The Mother, created by British artist Tracey Emin. The sculpture arrives from London to Oslo during the summer, where the parts will be assembled together by the artist’s production team. Towards the end of the year, The Mother will be lifted to the new area where it will be p