Folksiness

Pablo Bronsteins

Art Now by Pablo Bronstein is a visiting exhibition at the Tate Modern titled “Sculpture Court Commission”. It will be exhibited from 8 May until the The exhibition itself is quite unusual in that the spectators themselves are part of the exhibition. This exhibition is based on the gardens that the Victorians visited for pleasure and had in their stately homes, full of the ’latest'fashions and trends (which includes some very interesting designer kitchen accessories if you have time to visit the galleries).

The layout of the exhibition and the inspiration is based on the architecture of the Tate’s Millbank outdoor area. Bronstein has essentially utilized the Tate Moderns (UK) outdoor area for sculptures and turned it into a formal landscape.

Plants have been placed all around the gardens. The seating areas are purposely placed in such an arrangement as to make the spectators an involved part of the artwork. As the gardens are looked upon so too the visitors become a part of that landscape in the very placement of their being within the space of the gardens themselves.

However this artwork is not only a delightful exotic garden display, there is more. For the grand finale there will be a dramatic outdoor play that will be given in the garden and has been specially designed for this exhibition.

This use of scenery within an outdoor space is one of the reasons modern art can be so engaging. Contemporary art does not have to be simply canvases on part it ventures out to include drama and outdoor spaces. In this way the art itself engages the spectator in a pleasant way. This exhibition is an excellent example of some of the wide ranging forms that contemporary art entails. Within this outdoor exhibition there are architectural elements as well as dramatic arts involved and the spectators are free to re connect with nature and get some fresh air at the same time.

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