Tank.tv have some of John Latham’s films on view on their website at the moment including Britannica one of my favourite pieces from the exhibition Bookish at the Lewis Glucksman. Check it out here
I found this via the news section of blackletter.ie
Update – Someone has put the Britannica film up on youtube. Here it is:
A video shot through a coin operated telescope at Wexford harbour.
Martin Puryear
“Plenty’s Boast”
1994-1995
Red cedar and pine, 68 x 83 x 118 inches
More at http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/puryear/index.html
Stills from Sofia Hultén’s video Events with Unknown Outcome.
Some info on the work taken from the artist’s website is below:
I placed various objects (beer crates, a blanket, ball and plastic bag) in the park surrounding the last border watchtower still standing since the GDR in Berlin. I secretly videotaped whatever happened to the objects from the vantage point of the tower.
More work by this artist can be found on her website
There were two stories in the news today about high profile public sculptures in the UK. It was announced that Mark Wallinger’s proposal to build a giant horse in Kent has been selected for the “Angel of the South” project and will be built pending Councillors’ approval. My views on his proposal are aired in this earlier post.
It was also announced that the pictured sculpture “B of the Big Bang” by the Thomas Heatherwick Studio in Manchester is to be dismantled. Here is some info from the Guardian:
A week before its unveiling the tip of one of its spikes fell to the ground. In May 2006, nine more spikes were removed for safety tests amid fears that the sculpture, designed by Thomas Heatherwick, might pose a risk to passersby.
In November last year, the Thomas Heatherwick Studio agreed to pay Manchester city council £1.7m in an out-of-court settlement over the safety problems. The council’s executive committee decided today that the sculpture should be dismantled, citing “technical problems”.
More http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/feb/11/b-bang-sculpture-manchester
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