Art Collection At "The Farm"
Gibbs is also one of New Zealand's leading art collectors, and since 1991 has been establishing a sprawling 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) sculpture park at Gibbs Farm, which is located on New Zealand's North Island, 50 km north of Auckland in the Kaipara District. Among the art works installed on The Farm are monumental pieces by contemporary artists including Daniel Buren, Neil Dawson, Andy Goldsworthy, Anish Kapoor, George Rickey, Richard Serra and Bernar Venet.
Some of the art works are large enough to be seen from satellite images at high magnification. The outdoor works of sculpture include the following pieces:
- Horizons, by Neil Dawson (1994)
- The Mermaid, by Marijke de Goey (1999) - 36°31′15.91″S 174°26′26.92″E / 36.5210861°S 174.4408111°E / -36.5210861; 174.4408111
- Electrum, by Eric Orr and Greg Leyh, (1997) the world's largest Tesla coil, (38 feet tall)
- Te Tuhirangi Contour by Richard Serra (1999/2001)- 36°31′23.3″S 174°26′43.22″E / 36.523139°S 174.4453389°E / -36.523139; 174.4453389
- Arches, by Andy Goldsworthy (2005) - 36°31′16.16″S 174°25′40.65″E / 36.5211556°S 174.4279583°E / -36.5211556; 174.4279583
- Dismemberment Stage 1, by Anish Kapoor (2009) - 36°31′22.93″S 174°25′55.17″E / 36.5230361°S 174.4319917°E / -36.5230361; 174.4319917
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