Artwork page for box lucas samaras 1963 samaras began making boxes using found objects and materials in the early 1960s.
Art in a box tate.
Relating to performance art the black box is the name for a square room painted black in which artists performed experimental work.
His father was a shoemaker and as a child samaras often played in his aunt s dress shop.
Read all about our recent trip to the tate modern a day of art friends and the occasional dance off.
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The box is on loan to the tate.
His boxes frequently contain both soft and sharp materials.
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As a result the gallery s main concern is that the box remains intact even if this ends up discouraging the interaction that the box was intended to invite.
The pin is to an extent a part of the family he once said referring to the frequent use of pins in his work.
After opening 15 years ago in the bankside power station tate modern in london has rapidly become one of the world s pre eminent contemporary art galleries it regularly hosts record breaking exhibitions and its turbine hall installations draw thousands to the south bank.
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Ideal for children s entertainment at home or as a resource for teachers in the classroom art in a box contains twenty a5 cards each depicting a work of art from tate s collection with a range of related art activities detailed on the reverse including painting collage textile photography and sculpture.