txt from: Crowds are suffering for their art at the Tate Modern
Four of the 15 accidents, some of which resulted in minor injuries, have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive. The museum has considered using Perspex glass to cover Shibboleth 2007, which opened on October 8 runs the full 167 metres (548 feet) of the cavernous hall.
Doris Salcedo, the Colombian artist behind the work, has said that her installation is intended to symbolise racial hatred and division in society.
links:
Doris Salcedo on wikipedia
“Sculptor fills Tate with a hole” – BBC
img from: Hanging – Simone ver.ß on flickr.com
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