Grounds For Sculpture

    I went to visit the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton the other day and instantly fell in love with the place.  I had never been to a sculpture park prior to this but woah, if you’re looking for a place to trip, show up here on a sunny day; the sculptures are that transportive, especially sitting among the grass and trees.

    The Grounds for Sculpture is located on what used to be the New Jersey Fair Grounds in Hamilton.  The park currently has three exhibitions going on, all of which conclude April, 18.

1. Albert Paley: Dialogue with Steel
2. Jacobo de la Serna: Reflections on Traditions
3. Flo Perkins: The Common as Uncommon

    Something I found interesting about the sculptures was that each one had a tag on it which said whether or not you could touch it.  The whole time I was there I kept hearing kids yelling, “Daddy it’s green! We can touch it!”  Green tags meant touching was allowed; red tags, hands off.  Of course, every tag of every color said no touching.

    There are plenty of statues of people in various positions around the park.  One such sculpture called “Employee Shower” is of a woman taking a shower.  Just thought I’d let parents know before walking their little ones over there.

    A couple hints for your visit to the Sculpture Grounds: wear junky sneakers because to see all the sculptures you need to walk around in grass and dirt and such; always stray off the trail- that’s where a lot of the sculptures are.

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