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Tate Stairs
I’ve photographed this stair case on previous visits to the Tate Modern – it’s hard not to want to. Here are two more from my late March visit.
Passersby
Neon
Chryssa was one of the first artists to employ neon for something other than advertising. Here, Study for Gates No. 4.
Entering in the Picture
Michelangelo Pistoletto’s Standing Man (Uomo in Piedi) is one of his mirror paintings, allowing me to take this shot.
Tower of Babel
The moment I saw this, I thought Tower of Babel (or babble). Turns out, it’s called Babel 2001 by Cildo Meireles. You can read all about it here.
Darkness in the Afternoon
More Geometric Art Space
A Game of Chess
I took several shots of this installation but chose this one where I shot straight on, reducing the most central elements, perpendicular to the side I stood on, to mere lines.
“Conceived as a dynamic chess set, Institution vs. The Mass builds on [Anna] Boghiguian’s interest in the cycles of revolution and sociopolitical change throughout history.” see more on the Tate site…
The Tanks
An alternate take on the vas spaces and sense of awe created by modern art spaces, not totally unlike the cathedrals of yore, here at an area in the Tate Modern called The Tanks.
The Red Moon
Hanging in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, El Anatsui’s Behind the Red Moon is immense.
Balloon Museum
Fountain
Couldn’t believe they had (the 1964 replica of) Duchamp’s famous urinal on display and I almost walked right past it. Also some suspended objets (below) that I don’t remember the story of.
Art Space
Jannis Kounellis
Wall of Coloured Glass (part of the larger installation, Coal Sculpture with Wall of Coloured Glass, 1999). A Greek artist working in Rome in the arte povere school, Jannis Kounellis also produced the below.
Haegue Yang
An interesting sculptural piece that plays with Sol LeWitt concepts. Click on the images below to see them enlarged.
Art Space
I continue to be struck by museums and galleries’ use of space. All the whiteness, openness, vastness and what this says about wealth in the hegemonic metropolises. This is particularly seen in empty space, and the use of geometry in defining spaces like staircases. The Tate Modern is a little bit of a special case, situated as it is in a former power station but the vastness of the space continues to echo the theme. Click on any of the images below to see them full sized.
Installation
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Art Crawl
Intended to see 4 or 5 shows in London on Friday but in the end I spent a lot of time at the Tate Modern and only managed to fit in the Barbican Centre afterwards.
Rosa Barba, Wirepiece, 2022
Projector, drum string, bridge saddle, 16mm film strip, microphone, and audio.
Rosa Barba, The Hidden Conference 2010–15
A 3-part film installation. Click any of the 3 images above o see them all enlarged.
Erwitt
We went on from the Musée d’Orsay for a coffee and then the Musée Maillol which had a very comprehensive and nicely curated (and lighted!) retrospective of Elliot Erwitt, integrated loosely with some of the Maillol work. I’m not sure if it was an homage to Erwitt, but the path of the exhibition was directed with dog-paw prints throughout. The museum was not too crowded and everyone seemed to speak French, which was a relief. The audio guides were in French only, another positive, un-touristy sign. Click on the images below to see them enlarged.
