I've been itching to mention Doris Salcedo's new commission for the Unilever Series, Shibboleth (2007) inthe Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. The news embargo has just been lifted and it's going to start bubbling up everywhere soon. Here is a wonky mobile phone shot of the crack that runs right through the Turbine Hall, as if the outcome of an earthquake. Salcedo relates the work to tragedy and says "It represents borders, the experience of immigrants, the experience of segregation, the experience of racial hatred." Quote from BBC News, where there is also a photo of the other end of the crack, as it were. The Guardian also has a story and others are sure to follow. As part of the nowfroth, it's interesting that The Guardian was the first UK paper last year to let its online edition lead with stories before they appear in print. Others soon followed suit in the accelerating news game.
2007-10-08
Earthquake
I've been itching to mention Doris Salcedo's new commission for the Unilever Series, Shibboleth (2007) inthe Turbine Hall at Tate Modern. The news embargo has just been lifted and it's going to start bubbling up everywhere soon. Here is a wonky mobile phone shot of the crack that runs right through the Turbine Hall, as if the outcome of an earthquake. Salcedo relates the work to tragedy and says "It represents borders, the experience of immigrants, the experience of segregation, the experience of racial hatred." Quote from BBC News, where there is also a photo of the other end of the crack, as it were. The Guardian also has a story and others are sure to follow. As part of the nowfroth, it's interesting that The Guardian was the first UK paper last year to let its online edition lead with stories before they appear in print. Others soon followed suit in the accelerating news game.
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