Wanås Castle Explained

Wanås Castle
Native Name:	Wanås slott
Location:	Östra Göinge Municipality
Map Type:	Sweden Skåne
Coordinates:	56.186°N 14.0454°W
Map Size:	220
Built:	15th century
Open To Public:	No

Wanås Castle (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈvânːoːs/;^[1] Swedish: Wanås slott) is an estate in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is situated to the west of Knislinge, approximately north of Kristianstad.^[2]

Wanås exhibitions

Since 1987, contemporary art with a focus on site-specific installations has been displayed at Wanås. Art is displayed in the park and in exhibition halls in renovated stables and warehouse buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. In the park there are some 70 sculptures and installations permanently on display.^{[3] [4]}

Selection of the outdoors exhibitions

• The little bridge (1988), diabas, by Stefan Wewerka
• Black line (1988), Raffael Rheinsberg
• Terra Maximus (1989), by Sissel Tolaas
• Gray Clam (1990), by Jene Highstein
• Pyramiden (1990), by Gunilla Bandolin
• Stigma (1991), by Gloria Friedmann
• Observatorium (1992), by Icelandic sculptor Rúrí (f 1951)
• Cow Chapel (1993), by Kari Cavén
• Solar Implode/Power House (1994), by Jeffrey Wisniewski
• Wanås (1994), by Per Kirkeby
• Food For Thought (1996), by Matthew McCaslin
• Sprungen Ur (1996), by Pål Svensson
• Parables (1998), by Allan McCollum
• The Hunt Chair for Animal Spirits (1998), by Marina Abramović
• Imposter (1999), by Roxy Paine
• A House for Edwin Denby (2000), by Robert Wilson
• Fideicommissum (2000), bronze, by Ann-Sofi Sidén
• Two Different Anamorphic Surfaces (2000), by Dan Graham
• Together and Apart (2001), by Antony Gormley
• Wanås Wall (2002), by Jenny Holzer
• Vertigo (2002), by Charlotte Gyllenhammar
• lignum (2002), by Ann Hamilton
• I Am Thinking About Myself – Wanås 2003 (2003), Marianne Lindberg De Geer
• 11 Minute Line (2004), by Maya Lin
• The eighth chimney (2007), tegel, by Jan Svenungsson

A selection of the permanent indoors exhibition

• Svindel (2002), by Charlotte Gyllenhammar
• lignum (2002), by Ann Hamilton
• Graf Spee (2007), by Jan Håfström together with Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Juan Pedro Fabra

See also

• List of castles in Sweden

Other sources

• Osterby, Anette (2000) Dan Graham : two different anamorphic surfaces : a new two way mirror pavilion in the Wanås Park, Sweden (The Wannas Foundation)
• Johnsson, Pehr (1930) Vanås : göingebygdens största herresätepp (Malmö : Scania)

External links

• Wanås webpage

Notes and References

1. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 27.
2. Web site: Vanås . Nordisk familjebok. December 1, 2019.
3. Web site: Wanås. 17 September 2007. Slottsguiden.info. sv. 30 November 2009.
4. Web site: This Swedish Estate Has Become a Must-see Cultural Destination . Travel + Leisure Group . Gisela Williams . December 1, 2019.