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- By SONIA ALTSHULER

f you like your art a little more interactiv­e than canvases sitting in a frame and sculptures on a plinth, The Squash is for you.

Created for the annual Tate Britain Commission, which invites contempora­ry British artists to create new artwork in response to the grand space of the Duveen Galleries, this year’s immersive installati­on combines performanc­e and sculpture by 2016 Turner Prize nominee Anthea Hamilton.

The artist, in tandem with her good friend, Loewe creative director and designer Jonathan Anderson, has created seven somewhat surreal, spiffy and spoofy costumes to be worn by the cast. Hamilton has transforme­d the heart of Tate Britain into an elaborate stage for the continuous six-month performanc­e of a single character, dressed in a colorful squash-like costume.

More than 7,000 white floor tiles have been laid across the Duveens

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