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Anthony McCall: Breath
Light sculptures by British artist Anthony McCall illuminate the huge industrial space at the Hangar Bicocca.
Anthony McCall’s artistic career has followed a somewhat unusual path. Over 30 years ago, he became an exponent of avant-garde cinema in London with his “solid light” films, the first of which was his legendary Line Describing a Cone. After this, however, he disappeared off the scene for two decades. A few years ago he was back at work and McCall has been exhibiting his light sculptures in the darkened spaces of galleries and museums around the world, such as the Whitney, the Pompidou Centre, Tate and MoMA. From 20 March to 21 June he will be showing in Milan at the huge Hangar Bicocca industrial warehouse, with a project by Serena Cattaneo Adorno that combines installation, film and performance, including work presented for the first time and pieces created over the last five years. Each project is based on complex mathematical formulas, algebraic equations and geometric axioms that involve mathematicians and programmers in tracing the cone of light emitted by the projector (around 10-12 metres from the wall or floor) and predicting the air currents that produce the mist in these tunnels of light. The installations are placed in darkened spaces but they are not silent: the sound of the projector, the murmuring of the public and their movements create a kind of special soundtrack that gives visitors an unusual and atmospheric experience. E.S.
