Saturday, 23 May 2009
Abramovich's girlfriend lands 92, 000 sq.ft 'garage space' in Moscow thats due to provide spectacle for Gormley's Domain Field
Just found out about this new space within the North of Moscow that was obtained by Roman Abramovich's girlfriend to be used as an art space, the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture, a 92,000 sq. ft, red-brick industrial former bus garage designed originally by Constructivist architect Konstantin Melnikov. Currently it's holding works from the collection of Christie’s owner, François Pinault. Antony Gormley’s Domain Field, is due to show there from the 17th July to 2nd September featuring 287 sculptures made from the body moulds of 200 volunteers previously on show at the Baltic, Newcastle in 2003.With so many works and such a huge space this is bound to be a powerful exhibition, Gormley's Domain Field started originated from moulds made of local inhabitants of Newcastle-Gateshead aged from between 2.5 - 84 years. These moulds were then reinterpreted into representations of human existence and it's interfiltration with space today. The works reject past reproductions of the human human body as a wholly enclosed singular entity with it's own internal 'untouchable' space and fixed outline. The resulting works made from many small pieces of stainless steel positioned at different angles provides a fragmented vision of the human body and highlights the true penetrative interaction that goes on (though not always visible) between body and space. As we become open to a new digital generation space and take on new digital identities with the popularity of the internet, it's representation, social networking and control of global interaction these works make us really consider our new identities.
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