Eva Rothschild Cold Corners © Sam Drake, Tate
Exhibition: Cold corners by Eva Rothschild, Tate Britain, London, June 30 – November 29 2009.
Tate Britain has unveiled its new Tate Britain Duveens Commission, Cold Corners by artist Eva Rothschild.
The ambitious spiky black metal structure stretches and inhabits the full space of the Duveens gallery.
Transforming the 80-meter gallery, the piece comprises a sequence of 26 connected triangles, climbing up to 12 metres and looping over the stone architraves, swooping down to the floor of the Octagon before reaching the north end of the gallery.
Eva Rothschild says she wants the piece to have "a presence". Picture © Gautier Deblonde
"I wanted to produce something elevated and open which would not block the space, but would offer an alternative experience of these stately galleries," says Rothschild.
"I want the piece to have a presence which combines clarity and confusion. It should offer itself to the eye as both whole and disparate, its skinny blackness agitating the architecture with a spidering sense of activity and strength."
Cold Corners frames the space, dwarfing viewers and inviting them to navigate their own way through the sculpture.
The spiky black creation fills the gallery. Picture © Sam Drake, Tate
"Eva Rothschild's Cold Corners is a remarkable sculpture which captivates the viewer with its visual contradictions," says Stephen Deuchar, Director of Tate Britain.
"Monumental in scale, yet light in form, the structure has an almost magical presence that contrasts with the solidity of the Duveen Galleries. We are delighted to be presenting this extraordinary work."
Cold Corners is curated by Tate Britain curator Katharine Stout in collaboration with the artist. For more information visit the Tate Britain online.
