Escape Artist (Multicoloured)
Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Art Funded
- 2009
- Dimensions
- 134.6 x 109.2 cm
- Art Fund grant
- £9,000 (Total: £22,000)
- Vendor
- White Cube
In this photograph she appears to float a little above the floor with the assistance of just eight colourful helium balloons, there is a tension in the apparent power of their tug being resisted by her body. The party colours of the balloons contrast with Taylor-Wood's vulnerability in pale pink and white cotton underwear; her body is slumped forward and her face hidden. The photograph is a wonderful addition to the existing collection of contemporary photography by artists such as Wolfgang Tillmans and Richard Wentworth.
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Off Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG1 6EL
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