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Read • Education Resource: ‘Water’
Water, in all its states, is one of our planet's most vital elements. It sustains our bodies and connects all life. This exhibition engages … -
Read • Water Stories: Elemental Connections
Water is one of our most precious resources, it’s the vital element that sustains all life on Earth. Angela Tiatia is concerned about her … -
Read • 5 Women artists with a connection to water
We highlight five women artists who reflect on the cultural traditions of water, consider our reliance on water, and examine the environmental and social challenges … -
Read • Watch Olafur Eliasson’s ‘Riverbed’ come to life
The small stream that weaves through a landscape of water-rounded stones in Olafur Eliasson’s commanding and interactive Riverbed 2014 offers audiences a chance … -
Read • William Forsythe’s alternative to walking
‘Please traverse the space using only the rings’, William Forsythe requests as we encounter his installation of suspended gymnastic rings, The Fact of Matter2009 … -
Read • Below the tide line: Ghost net art
Ghost net art — a movement that has swept through communities on the coastline of northern Australia since 2009 — has become an important way for artists … -
Read • Outside in: Behind the scenes of ‘Riverbed’ by Olafur Eliasson
Danish–Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is known for big productions. The weather project — a huge fake sun in the Tate’s Turbine Hall — brought him …