The Tanks: Art in Action is an new space the Tate Modern Museum
in London, is offering to its art-passionate audience. It is likely to
say that, is the world's first museum galleries that is dedicated to
live art focusing on the importance of live art and how can
art change society.
To
start with, this new extension space brings history to the ambiance of
the museum and is contrasted between old architecture and contemporary
means. This area once were vast chambers beneath the old Bankside Power
Station, in which held thousands of gallons of oil; being an icon of the Industrialization period.
The architects that changed the space, Herzog+de Meuron are responsible for keeping the concrete grid walls for a purpose; show the realness of space.
They uphold the idea that in the past decade, some of the
most controversial and exciting art work, was shown in old warehouses
opposed to the minimal and antiseptic spaces used to exhibit today's art.
(Higgins, 2012)
According to Nicholas Serota,
(2012) 'It will be more than a grand new architectural gesture.
It should, he said, mark a new chapter in the way contemporary art is
captured, studied and, most importantly, experienced by the public'. It
is possible to experience new ways of art including performance; dance;
visual media; film; drawing and poetry by the creation of vivid
installations where the audience become action viewers, involved in the
story the artists aim to convey.
It is a new perception of proximity,
the audience are performers too, they become explorers
closer to the performers and is a human confrontation due to, the new
coexistence between humans and the intangible concept of art. Art
should be live, now that democratization of art is happening there
must be a closer relationship between the
performer and the audience.
The
Tanks resume the types
of expression that have existed since the beginning of this century
such as social sculpture; body art;
action painting; inhabiting and deconstruction of the image; leading to
what is now contemporary live art. It was the way people wanted
to express themselves freely without being judged by the art society; their main goal of breaking paradigms and the communication of art everywhere; as a matter of subjectivity and appreciation.
The
current exhibitions will be presented in a 15 week festival of live art
performances showing a commission by Korean artist Sung Hwan Kim, and
new works of Lis Rhodes and Suzanne Lacy.
One of the key artists in The Tanks is Sung Hwan Kim
born in Seoul and currently based in New York City, is showing his
interdisciplinary work through video; performance; drawing; sculpture
and film by creating a unique way of story-telling mundane situations in
parallel cultures such as Seoul, New York, Amsterdam.
The experience is
ambiguous. When entering the obscure place you have the sensation of
despair not knowing what to expect from the artist. You can just
visualize the light on three screens showing a film of his story
soundless. Slowly, you start to understand and become familiar with the
installation and meaning behind it. The denotation of the image is just
using black and white animated images in a sequence to tell a story
located in a asymmetrical installation of elements where the audience
can sit and see this.
Its a free live performance so you should experience yourself.
            Can you answer these questions: What is the role of the audience? How can Art change society? Does live Art have to be experienced live? Bibliography:
Higgins, C (2012) Tate Modern unlocks the Tanks and introduces live art into mainstream
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/jul/16/tate-modern-tanks-live-art [Accessed September 6, 2012]
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
ThE TaNkS: ArT IN ACTioN
