Sam Taylor-Wood, Escape Artist (Multicoloured), 2008. © Sam Taylor-Wood. Courtesy Jay Jopling/White Cube (London)
Nottingham City Museums and Galleries have unveiled their newest acquisition - a new photograph by Sam Taylor-Wood purchased with the help of the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and The Art Fund.
Escape Artist (Multicoloured) is the latest in an ongoing series of photographs that feature Taylor-Wood hanging, seemingly in mid air, (this time with the aid of a cluster of balloons) in her studio.
The work is part of the artist's Escape Artist series - a new project by Taylor-Wood, tapping into her continued interest in representing her own body in works of art and has gone on display at Nottingham Castle. It is the first by the artist to enter the Museum's collection.
"We are delighted that the Purchase Grant Fund and the Art Fund have helped us to acquire this work, it is a really striking photograph that will complement the Fine Art displays at the Castle,” said Councillor Dave Trimble, Portfolio Holder for Communities, Leisure and Culture. “It is wonderful to be able to add work by a photographer as important as Sam Taylor-Wood to our collection."
The MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund gave £10,000 towards the £22,000 photograph and The Art Fund gave £9,000.
