Mark Wallinger's 'The Russian Linesman' exhibition tours UK venues exploring borders through curated juxtapositions
Mark Wallinger was the curator of 'The Russian Linesman: Frontiers, Borders and Thresholds,' an exhibition that began its tour at The Hayward Gallery in London from February 16 to May 4, 2009. It then traveled to Leeds Art Gallery from May 16 to June 28, 2009, before concluding at Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in Swansea from July 18 to September 20, 2009. Featured in the exhibition were Philippe Petit's 1974 film capturing his tightrope walk between the Twin Towers, C.R.W. Nevinson's 1917 artwork 'The Road from Arras to Bapaume,' alongside pieces by Robert Hooke and George Stubbs. Wallinger's accompanying text drew inspiration from Dublin's Leopold Bloom and included the 'Dying Gaul' sculpture, emphasizing curating as an artistic endeavor that highlighted interrelated themes.
Key facts
- Mark Wallinger curated 'The Russian Linesman: Frontiers, Borders and Thresholds' exhibition
- The exhibition toured three UK venues from February to September 2009
- Featured works included Philippe Petit's 1974 Twin Towers tightrope walk film
- C.R.W. Nevinson's 1917 painting 'The Road from Arras to Bapaume' was included
- The show juxtaposed Renato Bertelli's Mussolini sculpture with Eadweard Muybridge studies
- Explored themes of borders through artworks, artifacts, and scientific objects
- Wallinger's curatorial approach treated exhibition design as artistic composition
- The exhibition book contained Wallinger's text expanding on themes and connections
Entities
Artists
- Mark Wallinger
- Philippe Petit
- Joseph Beuys
- C.R.W. Nevinson
- Robert Hooke
- George Stubbs
- Renato Bertelli
- Eadweard Muybridge
Institutions
- The Hayward Gallery
- Leeds Art Gallery
- Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
- artcritical
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Leeds
- Swansea
- New York
- United States
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Berlin
- Germany
- Turkey
- Palestine
- Arras
- France
- Bapaume