Anthony McCall's Solid Light Exhibition Opens at Tate Modern Summer 2024

Tate Modern in London will present 'Solid Light' by British-born, US-based artist Anthony McCall from 27 June 2024 to 27 April 2025. The exhibition features four of McCall's solid light works, including his seminal 1973 piece 'Line Describing a Cone', which was the first of its kind. McCall, born in 1946, began his career in London's independent film scene in the early 1970s with works like 'Landscape for Fire' (1972). After moving to New York in 1973, he developed his iconic solid light installations that merge film, sculpture, and drawing. The show includes later works such as 'Doubling Back' (2003), 'Face to Face' (2013), and his most complex piece to date, 'Split-Second Mirror' (2018). McCall's practice explores the intersection of cinematic, sculptural, and pictorial forms, using technologies like haze machines and digital projectors. The exhibition highlights his five-decade career of pushing creative boundaries through immersive light-based experiences. Other artists mentioned in the context of light art include James Turrell (b. 1943), Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967), Jenny Holzer (b. 1950), and Diana Thater (b. 1962). McCall's works have been shown previously at venues like the Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam and The Hepworth Wakefield. The article was written by Anna Müller and posted on 24 May 2024.