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My Summer Reading: Sculptor Cornelia Parker
My Summer Reading: Sculptor Cornelia Parker
The sculptor turns the pages of Colm Toibin and Barbara Kingsolver
Friday, 27 August 2010
Cornelia Parker's Cold Dark Matter (An Exploded View) 1991:
Sculptor and installation artist Cornelia Parker is our fourth guest to choose some favourite books for holiday reading. Born in 1956, she is known in part for her suspended sculptures that appear to capture the moment of explosion, as well as for her celebrated sleeping installation of actress Tilda Swinton (The Maybe) at the Serpentine in 1995.
Sculptor and installation artist Cornelia Parker is our fourth guest to choose some favourite books for holiday reading. Born in 1956, she is known in part for her suspended sculptures that appear to capture the moment of explosion, as well as for her celebrated sleeping installation of actress Tilda Swinton (The Maybe) at the Serpentine in 1995.
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