A new installation is currently on display at Carriageworks, an art centre in Sydney, Australia that specialises in contemporary art.

The installation being shown this time was created by German artist Katharina Grosse. Born in Germany and based in Berlin, she is well known for her kaleidoscope-like use of colour and the grand scale of her works. She is renowned for her style of work that transcends the boundaries of painting to transform spaces, turning visitors into both spectators and participants.

The work being exhibited this time, "The Horse Trotted Another Couple of Metres, Then it Stopped," is a large-scale work that covers the entire Carriageworks space, with painting applied to fabric spanning 8,250 square meters (approximately 2,500 tsubo). By painting the fabric with a spray gun and then tying and draping it, it appears three-dimensional, brilliantly succeeding in drawing visitors into the artist's world. For Gross, painting is an experience that resides in an immersive subjectivity, and this is well expressed in her work. She said that she found the idea of compressing the vast space of the site by folding and covering the fabric in this installation very intriguing.




The work was created as part of Sydney Festival, a three-week city-wide arts and culture festival. The festival, which has been held since 1997, has previously hosted internationally renowned artists such as Björk. Gross's installation will be on display from January 6th to April 8th and admission is free.



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(Katharina Grosse, The Horse Trotted Another Couple of Metres, Then it Stopped, 2017, acrylic on fabric, installation view, commissioned by Carriageworks, Sydney. Image courtesy the artist and Gagosian © Katharina Grosse and VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2017, photograph: Zan Wimberley)