Marcus Stalmanis

Root, form and body: an exploration of the Peggy Guggenheim Sculpture Garden

‘Se la forma scompare la sua radice è eternal’ – If the form vanishes its root is eternal. This 1989 neon sign by Mario Merz greets visitors as they enter the garden at the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice. It invites one to explore the different sculptures in relation to...
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Posted Feb. 5, 2025

Arts

Giant spiders, stuffed animals and monstrous performance: Weird worlds in Tate’s 2025 exhibition programme

A 30-foot spider looms over visitors, or stuffed toys spill out the walls. Animated monsters and dancers surround and taunt. Eerie videos of liminal digital worlds are projected on the walls. The Tate’s 2025 programme is filled with strangeness in the forms of sculpture, performance, fashion and video. Louise Bourgeois’...
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Posted Jan. 4, 2025