My tutor had been recommending the Richard Serra exhibition at the private Gasgosian Gallery for some time, so I was expecting something pretty awe-inspiring. And I wasn't dissapointed; Serra's immense free standing steel sculptures could only be taken inside the gallery by knocking the wall down first, and standing next to them you can't help shake off the small, nagging feeling that they look fit to fall right over and crush you.
Walking inside these sculptures takes you into a different kind of world, pictured right, causes the viewer to inadvertently tilt to one side to mould their body with the space as they walk through, and it filled me with more than a little sense of claustrophobia as I followed its winding path enclosed by towering walls.
It's free to take a look, so the next time you're near Britannia Street before December 20th, pop in and get lost in a giant hunk of steel.
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Apologies, a little typo: The Gagosian Gallery, not the Gasgosian. :)
looks like an amazing exhibition, i have a soft spot for artwork that can be climbed inside in someway.
Yeah, it makes you feel a bit like a child again; when you were small enough to make your own little worlds in boxes and under the bed...
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