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Time Machine - Ancient Egypt and Contemporary Art

- Time Machine - Ancient Egypt and Contemporary Art, at The British Museum

An exhibition at The British Museum -1 December 1994 - 26 February 1995 (extended one month)

with Stephen Cox, Andy Goldsworthy, David Hiscock, Liliane Karnouk, Rita Keegan, Jiri Kolar, Igor Mitoraj, Alexander Mihaylovich, Marc Quinn, Peter Randall- Page, Martin Riches, Kate Whiteford.

Juxtaposed with antiquities in the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery, the contemporary works included paintings, sculpture in stone, bronze, iron and mixed media, video and an installation using 30 tons of sand

Foreword by W. Vivian Davies, Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum and Gilane Tawadros, Director of Institute of International Visual Arts, Introduction by James Putnam, Curator of 'Time Machine'

62 pages.

ISBN 0 86159 997 7

70 illustrations B/W and colour including historic photographs of the British Museum galleries, ancient Egyptian artefacts, works by contemporary artists

- Time Machine - Ancient Egypt and Contemporary Art, at the Museo Egizio, Turin.

An exhibition at the Museo Egizio, Turin 14 December 1995 - 31 March 1996

with Francesco Clemente, Stephen Cox, Brian Eno, Andy Goldsworthy, David Hiscox, Jiri Kolar, Igor Mitoraj, Mimmo Paladino, Giuseppe Penone, Marc Quinn, Peter Randall-Page, Martin Riches, Kiki Smith, Kan Yasuda

Installed among the Egyptian antiquities throughout the three floors of the Museo Egizio, the works included paintings, a sound and light installation, sculpture in stone, bronze and mixed media.

Foreword by Anna Maria Donadoni Roveri, Director of the Museo Egizio, Turin and Giancarlo Boschetti, IVEC0 Chief Executive

Introduction by James Putnam, Curator of 'Time Machine'

72 pages.

ISBN 0 9527495 0 5

80 illustrations B/W and colour including historic photographs of archaeological sites, ancient Egyptian artefacts, works by contemporary artists

 
 
Time Machine - at The British Museum.
 
Time Machine - at the Museo Egizio, Turin.
 


 
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