Wanås Castle

About

Wanås Castle (IPA: [ˈvânːoːs]; Swedish: Wanås slott) is an estate in Östra Göinge Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden. It is situated to the west of Knislinge, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Kristianstad.

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.

- The little bridge (1988), diabas, by Stefan Wewerka

- Terra Maximus (1989), by Sissel Tolaas

- Observatorium (1992), by Icelandic sculptor Rúrí (f 1951)

- Solar Implode/Power House (1994), by Jeffrey Wisniewski

- Food For Thought (1996), by Matthew McCaslin

- The Hunt Chair for Animal Spirits (1998), by Marina Abramović

- 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

- Vertigo (2002), by Charlotte Gyllenhammar

- I Am Thinking About Myself – Wanås 2003 (2003), Marianne Lindberg De Geer

- The eighth chimney (2007), tegel, by Jan Svenungsson

- Svindel (2002), by Charlotte Gyllenhammar

- Graf Spee (2007), by Jan Håfström together with Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Juan Pedro Fabra

- Johnsson, Pehr (1930) Vanås : göingebygdens största herresätepp (Malmö : Scania)