| Thursday 13 November
18.30
Artist's Talk
Thomas Hirschhorn
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Thomas Hirschhorn
Cavemanman 2002
Courtesy Barbara Gladstone
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Thomas Hirschhorn is best known for his constructions of foil, plastic,
cardboard and packing tape that appear both in art institutions
and in public places. They gather together references to philosophy
and popular culture, economics and poetry, artists and fashion designers,
in a bombardment of information and imagery. The initial effect
is overwhelming, but close attention reveals careful explorations
of the contemporary socio-cultural climate, and of the work of various
left-leaning intellectuals including Deleuze and Bataille. Hirschhorn's
contribution to Common
Wealth includes a new installation Hotel Democracy, which
assembles and houses different manifestations of the democratic
spirit.
Tate Modern Starr Auditorium
£7 (£4 concessions)
This event will be 
Talks & Discussions
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