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Eva Rothschild

This event has now finished Until Nov 29 2009 Tate Britain, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG Full details & map

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'Cold Corners' at Tate Britain, 2009 'Cold Corners' at Tate Britain, 2009 - © Sam Drake/Tate Photography

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It's back to black, with Rothschild's monumental commission for the Duveen Galleries, in which a procession of 26 metal triangles of various dimensions, attached apex-to-apex, zigzag their way along the Neoclassical interior. Except, it's not just 26 triangles: look closely at where the structure bridges the colonnades and you notice smaller triangles, supporting props - it may seem a rather flippant complaint; but actually they slightly spoil the effect of the work, undermining its air of sinister grace, and revealing the mechanics behind its spidery acrobatics. (GC)

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Tate Britain , Millbank, London SW1P 4RG

Tate Britain

Tate Modern gets all the attention, but the original Tate Gallery, founded by sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate, has a broader and more inclusive...

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