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Tense
Gallaccio, Anya, born 1963 - Enlarge image
Tense
- Object:
Wallpaper
- Place of origin:
UK (made)
- Date:
1990 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Gallaccio, Anya, born 1963 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Screenprint on paper
- Credit Line:
Given by Karsten Schubert
- Museum number:
E.545-2001
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, room 514a, case WPS, shelf A-B, box TOP OF
This wallpaper was produced and hung as part of Gallaccio's installation, 'Tense', which featured in the East Country Yard Show, curated by Henry Bond and Sarah Lucas in an empty warehouse at Surrey Docks, London. The paper was pasted on the walls, and on the floor Gallaccio made an oblong 'carpet' comprising one ton of Valencia oranges which gradually decayed over the duration of the show (31 May - 22 June 1990). Gallaccio has often used natural materials - such as flowers, fruit, and ice - as her raw materials, to create temporary 'paintings' and sculptures in which the process of deterioration and decay is an integral part of the work.
