Research Guides: Art on the Davidson College Campus: Featured Sculptors and Artists: Jaume Plensa

About Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa (b. 1955) is a Spanish artist widely known for his public sculptures. Originally from and now residing in Barcelona, Plensa has worked in Germany, France, England, Belgium, and the United States. His work, which has been awarded both national and international honors, can be found across Europe, Asia, and North America.

For more information about Jaume Plensa, please see the following:

Waves III

Plensa, Jaume. Waves III. Stainless steel and stone. Davidson College. Photograph by Bill Giduz.

Seen on Campus: Jaume Plensa's Waves III

Works by Jaume Plensa

Richard Gray Gallery
Comprehensive selection of works, exhibitions, videos, and more on Plensa from the Richard Gray Gallery.
Galerie Lelong & Co.
Works, exhibitions, news, and more from Plensa from Galerie Lelong & Co.
Rice Public Art
Photos and description of Plensa's work Mirror (similar to Davidson's Waves III) at the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice University in Houston, TX.
Alchemist, 2010
Images, description, and audio on Plena's work entitled Alchemist (similar to Davidson's Waves III) at the MIT List Visual Arts Center in Cambridge, MA.
Jaume Plensa: 1004 Portraits
Photo gallery of Plensa's works at Millennium Park in Chicago, IL.
ARTstor
Over 40 of Plensa's works from ARTstor.
Artsy
Selection of Plensa's works from Artsy.

Articles about Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa, From Idea to Material to Idea Again
Article on Plensa's exhibition entitled Talking Continents at the Telfair Museum in Savannah, GA, by Rachel Reese in 2019 (with links to related events and installation videos).
How Jaume Plensa’s Sculptures Exist Between Dream and Reality?
Article on Plensa and the impact of his works by Carolina Sanmiguel from The Collector in 2020.
The Poetics of the Intangible: A Conversation with Jame Plensa
Interview with Plensa on his artistic career by Barbara Sansone from Digitcult in 2010.
An Interview with Artist Jaume Plensa
Interview with Plensa on his Secret Garden exhibition at the Gray Warehouse by Ginny Van Alyea in the Chicago Gallery News in 2017.
Spanish Artist Jaume Plensa on Art in the Era of NFTs: the Celebrity Sculptor Demands his Public Works be Important, Democratic, Beautiful ... and He Invites Us to Look AND Touch
Interview with Plensa on his public artworks by Josh Sims from Style in the South China Morning Post in 2022.
At the Threshold of Forgotten Dreams: A Visit with Jaume Plensa
Interview with Plensa on his exhibition Forgotten Dreams at the GRAY Chicago by Ted C. Fishman from New City Art in 2023.

Books about Jaume Plensa

Architecture: Art by Philip Jodidio
This book explores a wide array of artists, including Plensa, who blend mediums of art and architecture in unique ways, specifically comparing historical traditions with contemporary ideas of creativity (published in 2005).
Conversations on Sculpture by Twylene Moyer and Glenn Harper
Interview collection with contemporary sculptors, including Plensa, published in 2007.

Exhibition Catalogs from Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa
Catalog of Plensa's exhibition at the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, Spain in 1996.
Jaume Plensa: Chaos-Saliva
Catalog of Plensa's exhibition at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, Spain in 2000.
Jaume Plensa: Glückauf?
Catalog from Plensa's exhibition at the Kunsthalle Mannheim in Mannheim, Germany in 2005.
Jaume Plensa: Save our Souls
Catalog of Plensa's exhibition at the Albion Gallery in London, UK in 2008.
Jaume Plensa : I in his Eyes as One that Found Peace
Catalog of Plensa's exhibition at the Richard Gray Gallery in Chicago, IL in 2006.
Jaume Plensa : l'âme des mots
Catalog from Plensa's exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Antibes, France in 2010.
Jaume Plensa
Catalog of Plensa's exhibition from April 9-September 25 at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in West Bretton, UK in 2011.
Jaume Plensa: livres, estampes et multiples sur papier = books, prints and multiples on paper: 1978-2012
Catalog of Plensa's exhibition entitled "Jaume Plensa: the Garden of Words" at the Galerie Lelong in Paris, France, in 2012.
Jaume Plensa: Echo
Downloadable catalog and image gallery of Plensa's exhibition from May 5 – August 14 at the Madison Square Park Conservatory in New York, NY in 2011.
Jaume Plensa: Behind the Walls
Downloadable guide, photo gallery, and installation video on Plensa's exhibition at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor, MI in 2018.

Videos of Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa at YSP video of artist interview from Yorkshire Sculpture Park in 2012 (see shorter version here).

TEDxSMU 2011 - Jaume Plensa - Art & Form talk from TEDx in 2012.

Artist Profile: Jaume Plensa video of artist interview on his work "Chloe" from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 2018.

Teaser - Jaume Plensa: Can You Hear Me? Directed by Pedro Ballesteros documentary clip from Gray in 2020.