The German artist Anne Imhof, who won the Golden Lion at the 2017 Venice Biennale for her performance work “Faust,” is creating a large-scale commission to occupy the full suite of Tate Modern’s Tanks next March.
Imhof will be the first artist to occupy the Tanks with a single project. The dynamic installation combining music, sculpture and painting will unfold over 10 days, with six nights of performance.
Among Imhof’s past works, “Faust” was created for the German Pavilion at the 57th Venice Biennale, where she divided the interior with glass partitions and floors that were inhabited by choreographed dancers. Another recent work, “Angst,” was presented in three acts at the 2016 Biennale de Montréal and at Kunsthalle Basel.
The work for the Tanks will address recurring themes found in Imhof’s works, exploring contemporary anxieties of isolation, technology, proximity and identity, according to the Tate. Structural interventions, sound and light will transform the Tanks into a series of “atmospheric” spaces inhabited by dancers, with visitors able to walk through the space freely by day.
The March 2019 exhibition will mark the third of the annual BMW Tate Live Exhibitions, programs featuring an ever-changing series of installations and live performances in the Tanks, a pioneering space dedicated to performance, film and installation. Past years have showcased artists such as Joan Jonas, Fujiko Nakaya, Isabel Lewis, Jason Moran, Mark Leckey, Jumana Emil Abboud, Wu Tsang and Fred Moten.
The 2019 BMW Tate Live Exhibition will take place from March 22-31, 2019. – Relaxnews
