Entries Tagged as ‘Martin Creed’

November 15, 2008

Work No. 850 – Martin Creed – Tate Britain – Autumn 2008

Why does art need to be reserved for tormented geniuses, revealing hidden truths, displaying grand passion and exhibiting miraculous skills?
Obviously, it doesn’t really. 
Martin Creed’s suitcase of numbered works happily punctures all of those received ideas. Effervescent, jokey and nagging, they don’t demand lengthy attention, but do enough just to make the viewer notice something different [...]