I can understand why the Dutch love Moore so much - a lot of the public artworks that abound in Holland are seemingly simple evocative shapes.   Twelve sculptures by Henry Moore adorn and celebrate the newly re-opened Rijksmuseum and the senior sculpture curator Frits Scholten said that the British pieces would complement 17th- and 18th-century garden.  I think the idea of complementing old formal gardens with modern sculpture gives everything an edge and creates some exciting artistic … [Read more...]