Martin Boyce's work draws on a wide range of influences, as much from
the fields of architecture and design as that of art. His Turner Prize
exhibition, evocative of a park landscape, contains a myriad of
references to icons of Modernism: this is seen nowhere more clearly than
in the centrepiece of the installation, a library table which was
inspired by those designed by Jean Prouvé for the Maison de l’Etudiant
in Paris. But to this quote, Boyce adds a further reference in the form
of a hanging mobile, immediately evocative of work by Modernist artists
such as Alexander Calder. The intricate handcrafted detail of the
installation's focal piece reveals the in-depth research into the
history of design which underlies this piece and the scholarly nature of
Boyce's artistry. more.....
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