File:TATE BRITAIN CHRISTMAS TREE 2016 (31728588266).jpg
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A Christmas tree by Shirazeh Houshiary hangs upside down in the Tate Britain rotunda at London's Millbank. This is the first Christmas tree at the gallery since work began on the new Tate Britain, which included the reopening of the main entrance on Millbank when a striking spiral staircase was installed in the Rotunda, and continues the tradition of marking the festive period with an artist commission, by reimagining the work Houshiary created for Tate over twenty years ago. The work, which focuses on the tree’s natural qualities such as texture, colour, smell and shape, hangs upside down from the glass ceiling in the Millbank entrance, its roots exposed and covered in gold leaf, drawing light and attention to what is usually underground. In 1993 Houshiary described her tree for Tate Britain as ‘taking earth back to heaven’. She says now, ‘I would like us to contemplate that the pine tree is one of the oldest species and recognise the roots are the source of its continued stability, nourishment and longevity. As the roots remain hidden, it is best to seek what is hidden rather than what is apparent. As a Buddhist monk wrote, ‘An old pine tree preaches wisdom’.’ The 2016 tree is suspended down the centre of the staircase, toward the public spaces below. The tree’s placement in the new space offers the viewer an altered perspective from three levels of the gallery; the tip of the tree from the lower floor, the floating body from the ground, and the glittering roots opening out in an abstract star formation when viewed from the upper floor. |
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| Author | Loco Steve from Bromley , UK |
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