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Spectator, The, Jul 5, 2008
A shire horse pulling a cart laden with two oversize, concrete marrows has just arrived in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. Entitled 'Perceval', this bronze and painted sculpture is the work of Sarah Lucas, one of the original Young British Artists. Why Perceval? It's all to do with the Arthurian legend: a boy (Perceval) is raised by his mother in a forest, without any male influences (giant marrows = phallic symbols = ideas of masculinity), but one day he sees knights of the Round Table riding through the forest . . . Arthur eventually admits him to his court and Perceval goes off in search of the Holy Grail. Lucas sets out here, as in much of her work, to challenge our perceptions through imagery, symbolism, humour and provocativeness.
For details of opening hours both to the gardens and the house, tel: 01296 653226 or www. waddesdon. org. uk
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