Revised Meditation Screen by Liam Gillick

2004

Liam Gillick

Facts

Material

Polished lacquered aluminium

Size

270 x 200 x 5 cm, each screen

Description

Does the title of Gillick's piece suggest either an object or a site of contemplation? If so, this is not your average screen, but more like a skeleton frame. So what is Gillick's intention?

Location
London
The idea that the artist might be able to make things 'better' is still a commonly-held notion.
Liam Gillick
Does the title of Gillick's piece suggest either an object or a site of contemplation?

Coming from a generation of artists who actively absorbed the language and re-thinking of design and decoration within their methods, Gillick has talked about the real, practical potential of art within public and semi-public spaces, and has worked on many public projects in which the function of the space is more important than simply making an artwork.

What does it make you think about as you sit by it, walk past it, or look at a picture of it on your computer?

Does Revised Meditation Screen work for you? What does it make you think about as you sit by it, walk past it, or look at a picture of it on your computer?

A lot of my projects and structures are not resolved… The point of entry into the idea is multiple.
Liam Gillick
What does it make you think about as you sit by it, walk past it, or look at a picture of it on your computer?

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