Sculptor famous for buttocks statue finds new inspiration in pumpkins
AN ARTIST best known for a giant sculpture of buttocks has unveiled a new work at Tate Britain – inspired by pumpkins.
Anthea Hamilton was catapulted into the spotlight when she was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2016.
Her latest “immersive installation” runs for six months at Tate’s grand Duveen Galleries.
It features a single performer, dressed in “a colourful squash-like costume” who moves around their “house” – a space covered in more than 7,000 white tiles.
In the morning, they select one of seven costumes, designed by the artist, to wear each day, “inspired by different kinds of squash or pumpkin”.
Onlookers watch as the performer moves around the space, which also displays works of art from Tate’s collection. Curator Linsey Young said artist Hamilton was inspired by the growth of a squash or pumpkin.
She said of the performer: “You’re a guest in their space... They choose their costume each morning. Then they decide what they do. They decide when they have their breaks, when they have a nap, when they have a ‘bath’. They decide it all.”
The 14 performers – one attends each day – are all dancers, from the worlds of ballet to street dance.
Young said. “The performers will change the way [the space] feels.”