Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Leckey has unveiled his solo exhibition at London’s Tate Britain, the star of which is a replica of the M53 motorway, near Wirral in Merseyside.
A lifesize model of the flyover bridge has been installed inside the Millbank gallery, whose internal walls have been removed to make space for the huge concrete structure.
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Installation view of Mark Leckey, ‘O Magic Power of Bleakness’ at Tate Britain. Photography: Mark Blower. Courtesy Tate
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Installation view of Mark Leckey, ‘O Magic Power of Bleakness’ at Tate Britain. Photography: Mark Blower. Courtesy Tate
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Installation view of Mark Leckey, ‘O Magic Power of Bleakness’ at Tate Britain. Photography: Mark Blower. Courtesy Tate
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Installation view of Mark Leckey, ‘O Magic Power of Bleakness’ at Tate Britain. Photography: Mark Blower. Courtesy Tate
Its undercroft is being used as a theatre for three of Lackey’s immersive audio-visual works: his seminal homage to British club culture, Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1990), documenting the UK Northern Soul and rave scenes; and video artwork Dream English Kid, 1964-1999 AD. The latter was inspired by Leckey’s discovery of Youtube footage from a 1979 Joy Division gig he attended as a youth.
New piece Under Under In tells the story of five teenagers and a bridge haunted by fairies and was shot entirely on iPhone by the artist. It takes on an immersive quality projected into the cavernous cocoon of the concrete bridge.
Mark Leckey: O’ Magic Power of Bleakness runs until 5 January 2020
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