Embodied Spaces

Embodied Spaces
Pioneering artist Lygia Pape’s installation, Ttéia 1, C, comprises a series of golden threads strung into geometric shapes from floor to ceiling. Playing with light and structure, the intervention into space liberates the artwork from a conventional static form.
 
At Moderna Museet, Stockholm, from 2 February. Find out more: www.modernamuseet.se.

Credits:
1. Lygia Pape, Ttéia 1C, 2003/2012 Photo: Paula Pape © Projeto Lygia Pape, courtesy Hauser & Wirth

Posted on 17 December 2017

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