Sculptures in space: London's Tate exhibits light works by Anthony McCall ++REPLAY++

(27 Dec 2024)
UK TATE LIGHT EXHIBIT

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
London, UK - 25 June 2024

1. Various of woman (Tate staff member) interacting with Anthony McCall's Doubling Back (2003)
2. Setup shot of artist Anthony McCall
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony McCall, artist:
"One thing these forms are is a kind of sculpture. And sculpture, unlike say, a painting, is something that the spectator needs to walk around to understand, needs to walk into and look at, look at in all kinds of different ways to grasp what it is. And so, that's pleasurable, that process."

4. Wide of visitor looking at Split Second I (2018)
5. Close of projector beam
6. Pan left from visitor to mirror
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony McCall, artist:
"Others find science fiction. Others find spirituality. There are all kinds of ways in which a visitor to these pieces will make sense of them. And that's as it should be. It's their job, to find meaning and to make the meaning of the work and to make it signify for them."

8. Various setup shots of curator Gregor Muir in Solid Light
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Gregor Muir, curator, Solid Light, Tate Modern:
"And this idea of solid light is real. It's an interesting moment when you turn the corner and you come in and see these works appearing as though these are sculptures in space. Anthony, in many respects, is almost like the Richard Serra (American sculptor) of light. You know, he's creating these gorgeous, geometric, very minimal works out of nothing other than just projected light and some mist and it's astonishing the end result."

10. Tracking shot moving in and around light beam
11. Close of visitor's hand in light
12. Mid of same
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Gregor Muir, curator, Solid Light, Tate Modern:
"Sometimes there's a tendency for people to stand outside them. But once you get inside and look back towards the projector lens, as it were, you begin to see how this object is moving around you, swirling around you. And that's a very important thing to get right."

14. Close of vapour moving through light
15. Various setup shots of art critic Tabish Khan interacting with artwork
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Tabish Khan, art critic:
"The artwork is mesmerizing. You walk into these lines of light, and you feel like they should be solid, but they're not. And it's slightly disconcerting when you put your hand through one, it suddenly splits a beam, and you think it might actually chop your fingers off, but it doesn't at all. It's a really beautiful, enchanting experience of being immersed within these light art pieces."

17. Wide of visitor exploring Solid Light
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Tabish Khan, art critic:
"Well, I'm probably giving away my age in saying that it reminds me a bit of Laser Quest, when you used to walk around with the lasers and the fog, and it has very much a feeling of that, but it's much more serene. It's very much like you could be in here and almost get lost, because in the darkness, we're all made into one. We all lose our individuality. We're all just ambling around, not knowing who's around us and all experiencing the art together."

19. Wide of woman interacting with Face to Face IV (2013)
20. Various of model (Tate staff member) interacting with Doubling Back (2003)
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London's Tate Modern is opening a new exhibit of light sculptures by British-born artist Anthony McCall.

The curator says McCall creates "sculptures in space" swirling around you.

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"That's pleasurable, that process."














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