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Catherine Yass: High Wire

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Catrìona

http://www.artangel.org.uk//projects/2008/high_wire/about_the_project/high_wire Ninety metres above the ground, a thin metal wire stretches between three tower blocks in North Glasgow’s Red Road. A solitary figure steps off the edge of the building, moving slowly and gracefully, step by silent step, along the … Continue reading →

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Funambulism

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Catrìona

  Philippe Petit, New York, on 7 August 1974   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking – Acrobats maintain their balance by positioning their centre of mass directly over their base of support, i.e. shifting most of their weight over their legs, arms or whatever part of their body they are … Continue reading →

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Ben Woodeson

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Catrìona

    Subservient shoe brush open toed sandals thing Lobe, Berlin, 2010   Images and text from: http://www.woodeson.co.uk/pages/shoe_brush.html I found this work online, I haven’t seen it yet but Id like too. Its spinning shoe brush type things that would … Continue reading →

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Rest Energy – Abramovic & Ulay (1980)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Catrìona

“The tense collaborative piece Rest Energy involved the artist and Ulay holding a taut bow and poised arrow: the weight of their bodies put a tension on the bow with the arrow pointed at Marina’s heart. Small microphones were attached to their chests … Continue reading →

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