by Sally Young
BUT THEY'RE RUNNING AWAY WITH THE SHOW
This is art that motivates. The conceptual art show at the Tate Gallery
London, now until November 16, consists of a single athlete running at top
speed down the long, marbled neoclassical hallway of the historic Duveen
wing.
Artist Martin Creed calls his creation, " Work No 85"². He recruited, for
about $20 per hour, young men and women who could sprint the 86 meters in
less than 15 seconds. Each one bursts on the scene, running like they stole
something, - "to complete the work" - and then disappears behind the
columns. A momentary pause for what remains of a 30 second interval
"frames" the next runner, or "work of art". The runners rotate through the
cycle, each making 15 runs per half-hour shift, returning to the starting
point via an underground passage.
Instead of questioning the way we look at art, Creed has given us an
artistic view of running. The heavy, lifeless, hundred-year-old architecture
can find no better contrast than the sudden rush of human energy in peak
form and fitness. Like art, no two runs are the same. Each athlete is
provided with their choice of designer sportswear and shoes from the 2008
Puma Runway Collection.
Great photos at http://flaunt.com/tag/martin-creed/
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