Calvin Laing
Calvin & Metro
About this artwork
‘Calvin & Metro’ was filmed between two stations on the Prague metro. Only the artist’s legs and arm are visible, set at a sharp and seemingly impossible angle on the moving train. Laing is interested in ways of capturing and preserving the immediacy of live performance when it is transferred to another medium, in this case to video.
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title:Calvin & Metro
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accession number:GMA 5196
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materials:Colour video, with sound, 1 min., 59 sec.
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date created:2010
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credit line:Purchased 2012
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copyright:© Calvin Laing
Calvin Laing
Calvin Laing
Laing graduated with a degree in sculpture from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) in June 2011. The same year he was awarded the John Watson Art Prize. The prize, which is selected by the curators at Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (SNGMA), is awarded annually to a graduate of…