The renaissance men of British sculpture

Within the annual Venice Biennale's rich history are a number of pivotal moments and exhibitions that helped changed the course of art. One such moment was at the 1952 Biennale when eight young sculptors - Robert Adams, Kenneth Armitage, Reg Butler, Geoffrey Clarke, Lynn Chadwick, Barnard Meadows, Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull - burst onto the international scene. These sculptors caused a sensation that bought about a renaissance in British sculpture the enduring impact of which is still evident in the art of today.

Lynn Chadwick, 102 Beast (1953), Bronze and glass

On the 60th anniversary of the show, Pangolin London is launching the exhibition Exorcising the Fear, British Sculpture from the 50s & 60s (January 11 until March 3) which will display work by the sculptors with a strong relationship to the work that they exhibited back in 1952.

William Turnbull, Strange Fruit (1950), Bronze (from The Ingram Collection)

The show includes William Tunball's minimal work Strange Fruit as well as a rare Lynn Chadwick work entitled Beast which hasn't been seen in public since the 1950s. Work by later generations of sculptors such as Elizabeth Frink, Ralph Brown, John Hoskin and George Fullard is included in the exhibition, demonstrating how influential the 1952 show was on subsequent generations of artists.