London-based artist LR Vandy has opened her first solo museum exhibition, titled "Rise," at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The show, produced in partnership with London's October Gallery, features a new body of site-specific work installed both indoors and on the park's grounds, including a monumental outdoor sculpture. The exhibition creates an immersive environment where Vandy uses materials like rope and found objects to investigate themes of power, trade, and colonialism.
The exhibition is significant as it marks a major institutional milestone for Vandy, showcasing her cohesive practice that poetically interrogates the material histories and human costs of colonial expansion, slavery, and global trade. Through sculptures that reference rituals, dance, and community traditions, "Rise" explores ideas of resilience, protest, and liberation, positioning Vandy's work as a nuanced reflection on the enduring legacies of history within contemporary life and the boundaries of sculpture itself.