Adam Parker Smith, Apollo Belvedere, 2022, white carrara marble on stone pedestal, 88 x 85 x 62 inches, 224 x 216 x 158 cm.

ADAM PARKER SMITH
Donum Estate
24500 Ramal Rd, Sonoma, CA 95476

Permanent Collection

Founded in 2011, The Donum Collection is one of the world's largest accessible private sculpture collections. More than 50 monumental works, including open-air sculptures, are placed on The Donum Estate, with over a third being site-specific commissions. Throughout our 200-acre estate, each piece plays with scale, nature, and imagination. This evolving collection brings together a global community of artists, including works from leading practitioners from 18 nations, across six continents. Donum brings to life a delicate balance between wine, land and art that has made it an international destination.

“Apollo Belvedere is a celebrated ancient statue. By compressing it into a compact cube, the sculpture raises questions on how we view and connect with classical objects and imagery. This new creation imagines subverting an icon of classical statuary by placing it through a trash compactor. This interrupts the viewer’s usual perception of the iconic sculpture and creates a false sense of alienation while undermining the veneration we have for artworks from antiquity. In reshaping the visual experience of Apollo Belvedere, I hope to contribute to the discussion surrounding the continuous review of antique objects.” – Adam Parker Smith