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  • Wannabe, 1991 - Tate Modern, London – 2019 - Photo: Anders Sune Berg
  • Wannabe, 1991 - 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan, 2009 - Photo: Kioku Keizo / Courtesy of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
  • Wannabe, 1991 - 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan, 2009 - Photo: Olafur Eliasson
  • Wannabe, 1991 - Café Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, 1991
  • Wannabe, 1991 - Café Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, 1991
  • Wannabe, 1991 - MoMA PS1, Long Island City, New York, 2008 – 1991 - Photo: Matthew Septimus
Wannabe, 1991 - Tate Modern, London – 2019 - Photo: Anders Sune Berg
Wannabe, 1991 - 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan, 2009 - Photo: Kioku Keizo / Courtesy of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
Wannabe, 1991 - 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan, 2009 - Photo: Olafur Eliasson
Wannabe, 1991 - Café Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, 1991
Wannabe, 1991 - Café Krasnapolsky, Copenhagen, 1991
Wannabe, 1991 - MoMA PS1, Long Island City, New York, 2008 – 1991 - Photo: Matthew Septimus
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Wannabe, 1991

darkness

expectations

focus

illuminated

light

light pool

  • darkness
  • expectations
  • focus
  • illuminated
  • light
  • light pool

A spotlight hangs from the ceiling, shining a bright circle of light onto the floor. Visitors can stand in the spotlight, making themselves briefly into an object of attention.

 

Artwork details

Title

Wannabe

Year

1991

Materials

Spotlight
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