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Outdoor sculpture parks are perennially popular, but the past year has seen many new additions pop up internationally – this despite rising production and transportation costs. From the Ruinart art garden in Reims, France, and the Solo Sculpture Trail in Matarraña, Spain, to the Goodwood Art Foundation in Chichester, UK, and the Nader Sculpture Park in Miami, US, the number of outdoor spaces dedicated to large-scale sculptural works is on the rise.

A new addition to the international sculpture park scene is coming to Aspen, Colorado courtesy of the Argentine-American businessman and major art collector Jorge Pérez, who hopes to launch his new venture in 2026. He recently purchased the 200-acre property, La Estancia, and has been busy filling the space with monumental works. ‘I love going to the great sculpture parks around the world and I’ve always thought, wouldn’t it be great to have the land to do this?’ Pérez says. So far, he has acquired around 60 sculptures – including pieces by Yinka Shonibare, Robert Indiana, Sam Francis, Fernando Botero, Deborah Butterfield, Sanford Biggers, and Enrique Martinez Celaya – to place around the mountainous site’s many trails.