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Artist Alan Kane has been given facade to take competitive Christmas decorating to another level in homage to suburbia
Maev Kennedy
Sat 2 Dec 2017 00.01 GMT
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When reindeer start flashing and galloping across suburbia it can provoke bouts of furious competitive lighting. It remains to be seen whether MI6, just across the Thames in London, will break out in a blizzard of snowflakes and sleigh bells once the spooks see what Tate Britain has done.When reindeer start flashing and galloping across suburbia it can provoke bouts of furious competitive lighting. It remains to be seen whether MI6, just across the Thames in London, will break out in a blizzard of snowflakes and sleigh bells once the spooks see what Tate Britain has done.
The artist behind the Tate’s seasonal special, Alan Kane, has previously worked – often with Turner prize winner Jeremy Deller – on a diverse range of projects, including a tea urn with art lovers invited to help themselves to a cuppa as well as an entire art exhibition carried through the streets of Norwich on farm carts pulled by shire horses. Kane has been let loose on the rather grim classical facade of the museum to create a Christmas installation.The artist behind the Tate’s seasonal special, Alan Kane, has previously worked – often with Turner prize winner Jeremy Deller – on a diverse range of projects, including a tea urn with art lovers invited to help themselves to a cuppa as well as an entire art exhibition carried through the streets of Norwich on farm carts pulled by shire horses. Kane has been let loose on the rather grim classical facade of the museum to create a Christmas installation.
When the lights are formally switched on on Saturday evening, the darkness will be annihilated by a dazzling collection of LED santas, reindeer, snowmen and Christmas trees, complete with “Santa stops here” signs.When the lights are formally switched on on Saturday evening, the darkness will be annihilated by a dazzling collection of LED santas, reindeer, snowmen and Christmas trees, complete with “Santa stops here” signs.
Tate Britain has a long tradition of inviting artists to create Christmas trees – previous efforts have included a note from Tracey Emin explaining she had given her’s to a homeless shelter, and Michael Landy’s dead tree stuffed into a skip – but all have been confined discreetly within the building.Tate Britain has a long tradition of inviting artists to create Christmas trees – previous efforts have included a note from Tracey Emin explaining she had given her’s to a homeless shelter, and Michael Landy’s dead tree stuffed into a skip – but all have been confined discreetly within the building.
The gallery’s director, Alex Farquharson, predicted that Kane’s effort will turn heads both young and old.The gallery’s director, Alex Farquharson, predicted that Kane’s effort will turn heads both young and old.
“We’re excited to be giving Tate Britain a whole new face this year with Alan Kane’s this Christmas light commission. After 25 years of commissioning artists to design our Christmas tree we thought we’d give an artist the facade of the building to play with.”“We’re excited to be giving Tate Britain a whole new face this year with Alan Kane’s this Christmas light commission. After 25 years of commissioning artists to design our Christmas tree we thought we’d give an artist the facade of the building to play with.”
The display will be lit every day until 12th Night on 6 January.The display will be lit every day until 12th Night on 6 January.
This article was corrected on 4 December 2017 because an earlier version mistakenly referred to the artist as Alex Kane.This article was corrected on 4 December 2017 because an earlier version mistakenly referred to the artist as Alex Kane.
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