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Dylan Unveils Massive Rail Sculpture
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Bob Dylan unveils Rail Car, a seven-tonne iron freight sculpture in Provence, linking his train imagery to his expanding visual art practice.
- Rail Car is Dylan's largest sculpture, made from about seven tonnes of iron
- The work is installed on train tracks at Chateau La Coste in Provence, France
- Dylan says the piece recontextualizes iron as peace, serenity, and stillness
- The sculpture uses ladders, wheels, tools, and freight-car motifs
- Rail Car continues Dylan's welded metal art shown publicly since 2013
- Earlier metal works include Mood Swings, Portal, and a gate sold to the US State Department
- Dylan has long used train imagery in songs, paintings, and his memoir
Quick Facts
- What: Unveiling of Rail Car iron freight sculpture
- Where: Chateau La Coste near Aix en Provence France
- Why: To expand Dylan's visual art around recurring train imagery
- Who: Bob Dylan and Chateau La Coste in Provence
- When: In May 2022
Coverage Timeline: 5197 Days
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On 2022-05-11, Bob Dylan unveiled Rail Car, a seven-tonne iron sculpture on tracks at Château La Coste in Provence, France.
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In May 2022 Bob Dylan unveiled Rail Car at Chateau La Coste in Provence while pursuing Heaven's Door whiskey projects including a planned Nashville distillery.
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In May 2022, a columnist analyzes Bob Dylan's Rail Car sculpture unveiled at the Art Center Chateau la Coste in southeastern France.
Dylan exhibits iron sculpture Rail Car at Chateau La Coste in the South of France in a current show.
Bob Dylan unveiled Rail Car at Chateau La Coste in Provence, France, in 2022.
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Dylan unveils Rail Car at Chateau La Coste, Provence, in May, as Drawn Blank in Provence opens.
Rail Car unveiled at Château La Coste in Provence, France, with Drawn Blank in Provence exhibition running through November.
RTÉ News reported on 9 August 2008 that Dylan's Drawn Blank Series was on display at the Bradbury Gallery in Belfast.
In May 2022, Dylan's Provence exhibition opened at Chateau La Coste in Le Puy-Sainte-Reparade, France, featuring 39 paintings and the Rail Car sculpture.