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Cildo Meireles

This event has now finished Until Jan 10 2009 Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG Full details & map

Art: Art museums & institutions

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Through 1983-9/2008 © Cildo Meireles

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Among the spaces to walk around here – which includes a room filled with red objects and a passage knee-deep in talcum powder – is a maze of different fence-like barriers, including wire mesh, net and wood, which must be navigated to reach the giant ball of scrunched cellophane at its centre. Simple enough, except that beneath your feet is a floor of clear glass, on top of layers of broken shards, which cracks and breaks under your weight. Rather than reconstructing the real, Meireles stages the surreal and makes interaction a journey of provocation and potential. (HS)

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Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG

Tate Modern

This powerhouse of modern art is awe-inspiring even before you enter, thanks to its industrial architecture. Tate Modern was built as Bankside...

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10am-6pm daily, until 9pm Fri, Sat; last admission 45 mins before closing

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