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This was a brief visit to Tate Modern, time to see the vast
exhibit in the Turbine Hall. Described as ‘mountains of fabric’ and ‘waves of
saturated colour’, this is a vast installation by the American sculptor Richard
Tuttle. I was lucky to be there before the numerous school and bus parties
started arriving. You can see how large it is by the size of the figures.
Richard Tuttle 'I don't Know - The Weave of Textile Language'.
I can only go by my gut reaction which at the time was one of
feeling underwhelmed. It made me think of some of the images in what is one of
my favourite books, ‘The Art of Manipulating Fabric’ by Colette Wolff. The book
and the techniques described are a source of fascination, but despite that some
of the images are a bit ugly representing dated techniques, which are there to inspire new adaptations..
I am sure I missed the deeper
meaning of the installation.
When I look at the photographs I actually feel more impressed and interested than I did at the time.
As ever an interesting post but I am afraid that I can't say I will be rushing to the Tate Modern to see this!To me it is just a waste of fabric and plywood that could have been put to a better use somewhere else!
ReplyDeleteYou're not the first person I've heard express disappointment at it, and I have to say that when I was at Tate Modern to see a different exhibition the other week, what I saw didn't draw me in to take a closer look, even though you usually can't keep me away from a textile installation. I'm looking forward to this instead http://www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com/exhibition/sculpture-as-textiles-textiles-as-sculpture/ - a bit closer to home for me too!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I would enjoy a visit to the Smoke...but I might give that expo a miss. Hope you had a great time there!!
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