Sculptor and Curator Discuss Return of Stolen Sculpture
July 03, 2008 Filed in: Yukon Seasons Heist
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Alisha Rosenberger, CHON FM Reporter
It was a long awaited reunion for former Yukon artist Shane Wilson. After seeing pictures of his recovered sculpture, "Yukon Seasons", he returned to Whitehorse yesterday to assess the damage in person. Wilson says it was much less than he expected.
"It's actually in surprisingly good shape. There is some black mould or mildew, a little yellowing, a broken tine and the nose looks like it's either been chewed or worn a little bit. But I think it's restorable and hopefully it will be on display again soon." (Shane Wilson, Sculptor)
The fifty-thousand dollar piece is currently being held in the Yukon Government Tourism and Culture Department and will be cleaned and restored by the territory's conservator.
Yukon's Art Curator, Heather Leduc, has been following the piece since it was stolen. She says they're not sure how long it will take to restore the sculpture, but the plan is to have it back on public display. Leduc says it could even return to the Canada Games Centre.
"We'll look at that as an option for sure. I know Shane's excited about that as an option. We still have the showcase for it, we just need to replace the glass. That was a fabulous spot for it. There's so many people going through there. It's a great public place. There's probably no busier place and no more accessible place for the work to be." (Heather Leduc, Curator, Yukon Permanent Art Collection)
Yukon Seasons was originally created for an Italian businessman. The sculpture took three years to carve and was eventually donated to the Yukon Government's Permanent Art Collection.
Alisha Rosenberger, CHON FM News.
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)
The fifty-thousand dollar piece is currently being held in the Yukon Government Tourism and Culture Department and will be cleaned and restored by the territory's conservator.
Yukon's Art Curator, Heather Leduc, has been following the piece since it was stolen. She says they're not sure how long it will take to restore the sculpture, but the plan is to have it back on public display. Leduc says it could even return to the Canada Games Centre.
"We'll look at that as an option for sure. I know Shane's excited about that as an option. We still have the showcase for it, we just need to replace the glass. That was a fabulous spot for it. There's so many people going through there. It's a great public place. There's probably no busier place and no more accessible place for the work to be." (Heather Leduc, Curator, Yukon Permanent Art Collection)
Yukon Seasons was originally created for an Italian businessman. The sculpture took three years to carve and was eventually donated to the Yukon Government's Permanent Art Collection.
Alisha Rosenberger, CHON FM News.
(moose antler skull carving, moose antler skull sculpture)