Snowballs in Summer
dal 20/6/2000 al 23/6/2000
Segnalato da
20/6/2000
Snowballs in Summer
Barbican Centre, London
The Art of Andy Goldsworthy
Fourteen enourmous snowballs, created by artist Andy Goldsworthy, each weighing a
ton will appear overnight in various city locations.
They will begin to melt and, over a period of days will reveal their contents; chalk,
pebbles, metal and wood.
Andy Goldsworthy is one of the UK's best-known artists, familiar
to many people from his best-selling books Wood and Stone and
his extraordinary sculptures made from natural materials.
As a
continuation of his lesser known forays into the urban
environment, Andy Goldsworthy will be working with the Barbican
Centre on a series of projects entitled Time which start in June,
and continue in September with an exhibition in The Curve.
The first project in the Time series
- Snowballs in Summer - takes place on Midsummer's Day, 21 June.
Snowballs in Summer
is a unique exhibition that lasts only a few days. Fourteen snowballs, each weighing a ton,
will appear overnight around the Barbican Centre and in its vicinity. They will begin to melt
and, over a period of days, will disappear leaving behind materials that Goldsworthy has
packed into the snow: white chalk, pebbles, red stone, metal and wool, among other things.
Supported by Christian Salvesen
BARBICAN ART GALLERY
Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS
020 7382 7105
Times vary, please phone 020
7638 8891 (NB Admission charge)