Te Tuhirangi Contour, once more Richard Serra: Te Tuhirangi Contour (1999/2001), Gibbs Farm, New Zealand Viewed from above, the 257-metre steel wall has a delicate quality like a dark ribbon curling, almost floating. One of the features that ensures this impression is the unbroken curving line formed by the top edges of all of the steel…
Tag: Richard Serra
art & nature
Art matters – Richard Serra: Te Tuhirangi Contour (1999/2001) 56 Corten steel plates 252m x 6m x 50mm Te Tuhirangi Contour is a site-specific work located on the Kaipara harbor in New Zealand, 30 miles north of Auckland. The site is a vast open grass pasture with rolling elevations and curvilinear contours. The sculpture, made…
apropos the didactic
There should be no doubt, De Botton has a totally instrumentalist view of art, which many of us – especially artist I would believe, oppose. But it might first be necessary to amplify, it is not art, but the art world, that should be didactic: DE BOTTON: There are lots of attacks on the art world, from…
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