Sweeney Tate (2007), named in homage to the legendary demon barber of Fleet Street, is a recreation of a barbershop. All the traditional trappings are here: a checkerboard floor, mirror, barber’s chairs and even a striped red and white pole at the entrance. There are magazines, a waiting area and images of hairstyles. The installation is like a stage set awaiting its performers, highlighting the role of the barbershop as a place of social interaction where news is exchanged and opinions voiced. It is modelled on a real former barbershop in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, where Mario Ybarra Jr and his wife Karla B Diaz opened an art gallery. The artist will invite barbers to show off their skills here, leading to a one-day barbers’ competition.

Pawel Althamer | Cezary Bodzianowski | Ulla Von Brandenburg | Jeremy Deller | Trisha Donnelly | Geoffrey Farmer | Andrea Fraser | Dominique Gonzalez - Foerster | Jeppe Hein | Renata Lucas | Rita McBride | Roman Ondák | Markus Schinwald | Tino Sehgal | Catherine Sullivan | Mario Ybarra Jr