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Tate Modern Unilever series: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster's grand design

10-Oct-2008
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Mystery surrounds the nature of the latest installation in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. But its creator, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, can reveal that it is hugely ambitious. She talks to Alastair Sooke. 'Some months ago, I used to wake up in the silence of the night to think about what I was going to do," says Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, the 43-year-old French artist who is about to unveil a new installation in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. "But not any more. People ask me, 'Are you scared?' No, I am not scared. If I was, I wouldn't do it. Rather, I'm excited. I am putting one third of my energy into just staying calm. The work is on such a scale that if you got too excited, you would explode." Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster uses sound and light to construct immersive environments Gonzalez-Foerster is the ninth person to make... [read full story]                    

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