Ascension, Anish Kapoor

Indian-British artist Anish Kappor’s raising smoke installation Ascension was shown at the dome of the basilica di San Giorgio during the 54th Venice Art Biennale.

Track and Field, Allora and Calzadilla

“Track and Field” by Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla features an inverted 52-ton tank and a treadmill. The installation is temporarily on show outside the United States of America Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2011. The connotations to war, heroism, competition and endurance are obvious.

Butterfly, Richard Wilson

For Butterfly, British installation artist Wilson bought a scrapped Cessna light aircraft, reassembled it, stripped its identifying paintwork from its aluminium body then crushed it into a rough ball.

Turning the Place Over (interior), Richard Wilson

Critically-acclaimed British installation artist Richard Wilson conceived this site-specific piece which magically alters the façade of an industrial building as part of the 2007 Liverpool Biennial. Wilson cut an 8-metre diameter disc from the walls and windows of the building, and attached it to a motor which literally turns this section of the building inside out, in a cycle lasting just over two minutes. Interior view of the piece.

Turning the Place Over, Richard Wilson

Critically-acclaimed British installation artist Richard Wilson conceived this site-specific piece which magically alters the façade of an industrial building as part of the 2007 Liverpool Biennale. Wilson cut an 8-metre diameter disc from the walls and windows of the building, and attached it to a motor which literally turns this section of the building inside out, in a cycle lasting just over two minutes. Exterior view of the piece.

20:50, Richard Wilson

20:50 is one of the most celebrated pieces of installation art. Conceived by British artist Richard Wilson in 1987, it was acquired by the Saatchi Gallery and soon became its flagship work. It consists of a room filled with oil up to a height of 1 meter, thus creating a mesmerizing reflective effect.

Martial-M, Edith Dekyndt

Belgian artist Edith Dekyndt focuses on elements that are difficult to perceive without targeted attention, as well as on the scale ratio between the infinitesimal and the infinite. Despite her sometimes high-tech scientific approach, her work displays an intimate feel, both discreet and delicate, more of a development of a question than a real answer, and based on hypothesis rather than assertion.