2008 has been an exciting year for Thomas Ostenberg. It began with the news that his sculpture was being considered for the 2012 London Olympics. Wilfred Cass, who expects to finance as many as 50 new sculptures for the Olympics, was quoted as saying that London deserves to have great sculpture, yet much of the contemporary public art on display in the English capital was "rubbish". He considers Ostenberg's work to be ideal for the Olympics and will serve to enhance the London Public art scene as well. There is also a proposal being put forward for an Olympics-related exhibition at the Tate museum, with Ostenberg's name and sculpture being specifically mentioned. This group exhibition would occur in the time leading up to the 2012 Olympics, with the work exhibited at the Tate being placed around the city in time for the main events.
In the spring he received an invitation from the prestigious Glyndbourne Opera Festival in southern England to be their featured sculptor for the 2008 season. In previous years sculptors such as Antony Gormley and Tony Cragg had been featured artists.
Back in the States, two large pieces were acquired by the Seven Bridges Foundation, a private art museum located near Greenwich, Connecticut.
In September Ostenberg had two solo exhibitions in London, and also received the news that prestigious art historian and critic, Edward Lucie-Smith was interested in writing a book about him and his sculpture.
Ostenberg's first sculpture was received by the Cass Sculpture Foundation (formerly Sculpture at Goodwood), recognized as the UK’s most important sculpture park dedicated to British Sculpture.
All in all, 2008 was quite a year for Thomas Ostenberg, and we wish him even greater success in the New Year!
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