Wolverhampton MP Paul Uppal signs petition to save Mander Centre's Rock Form sculpture
An online petition to bring a sculpture back to Wolverhampton's Mander Centre has been signed by an MP.
Paul Uppal, who raised the issue of the Barbara Hepworth 'Rock Form' in the House of Commons, has added his name to more than 2,700 others demanding its return.
The artwork was moved and put in storage ahead of a £30 million revamp of the shopping centre.
Shoppers have been keen on getting the statue back since it had gone missing from the Mander Centre.
Mr Uppal, MP for Wolverhampton South West, told his followers on Twitter: "I've just signed the petition to return 'Rock Form' to the Mander Centre. Please support this great campaign."
Mr Uppal joins the thousands who have already signed the petition to see the 'Rock Form' return.
The artwork had been in the centre since it opened in 1968.
The petition reads: "Return to the Mander Centre, Wolverhampton, the Barbara Hepworth sculpture 'Rock Form (Porthcurno)', which has stood there for 46 years, and which was provided at cost price by the artist for the enjoyment of the people of the city, but which has recently been removed and is now at risk of being sold off privately, to be lost to the public forever."
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