Cerith Wyn Evans's Neon Scribble Fills Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries

Cerith Wyn Evans has created a monumental light installation for the Tate Britain Commission, consisting of nearly two kilometers of neon tubes intersecting in lines, circles, curves, and spirals. The work occupies the Duveen Galleries, the section of Tate Modern dedicated to contemporary sculpture. Evans, born in Llanelli in 1958 and based in London, was selected for the annual commission that invites a British artist to respond to the grandeur of the space. Previous participants include Phyllida Barlow, Fiona Banner, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, and Mona Hatoum. The artist's chosen medium is neon tubing, which he uses to form a complex luminous "doodle" composed of myriad simple geometries. This commission comes at a time when Evans is also featured in the Venice Biennale, curated by Christine Macel, with his earlier conceptual work "Pasolini Ostia Remix" (1998-2003). For the Tate Britain Commission, however, Evans opts for pure aesthetic gratification.