artreview.com presents: Martin Creed at Tate Britain

Seven years after his controversial Work No. 227: The lights going on and off, which consisted of just that, in an empty gallery at Tate Britain, British artist Martin Creed returns to his crucible with Work No. 850. Every 30 seconds from now until November, a single runner will sprint the length of the empty Duveen Galleries. Creed, whose practice typically involves raw physicality, pseudo-autistic repetition, and the slightest alterations to materials and spaces, says Work No. 850 is about exhibiting life lived fully, and the comfort of regularity. Skye Sherwin, deputy editor of ArtReview magazine, caught up with Creed on the opening day of the exhibition.

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[Pedrobear2009]

sigh... thank goodness some pranksters had the sense of humour to interact with this bland tedium. All that space and time, and this was what we saw fit to waste it with? What did it communicate other than the sum of nothing? If you need a guidebook explaination to tell you how to begin to react, it's poor art. And then we wonder why public funding budgets are slashed so viciously year on year...

[candeaguilar]

its just silly....take it EZ, chill you are going to be ok....

[poppasmurfsdad]

shit!

[IrishmanMan]

Nobody has to like this kind of art but there's no point in making the argument that its bad art because the artist lacks technical skill. If the artist wanted the piece to be about that then that's how he would have made it. If you want to debate whether or not a piece is successful then you have to understand the artist's intentions. This piece, or the crumpled paper piece, are obviously not intended to be works of technical skill or talent so it makes no sense to critique them as such.

[vliet2]

You people should check out A4 piece of paper crumpled into a ball! How he did it, I'll never know! I've tried it myself, but I lack his dexterity! Once upon a time, in a distant epoch, artists actually had talent. Saw this guy on the Review show, and he is an arch-cretin, making the other panelists seem like veritable doyens of cultural commentary, which they are not.

[chipgowest]

interesting idea, for about 2 mins, until you realise; is it realy that "fun" or is it realy a profound thought or concept. does it help us as humans justify or add to existance and eternity. affirming our lives in this chaotic world we live. personaly im not sure someone telling me im gonna die, in a oohh controversy, truth this truth that, way is realy that great. fair enough tho, id like to see a llittle bit more madness and a little less 2 + 2 = 4.

[MissHThorpe]

Work # 850 was a bizarre experience, but it made me smile.

As he said 'its about life... repitition is a comfort in an ever changing, crazy world.' And as he also states, Art doesnt need to be a tangible object. In his case it is a thought, presented with a surface and space, within which the audience can choose to become part of. I accept this as art just as i accept Michelangelo's David. Great Stuff

[cullyvan]

Martin Creed is a cheeky monkey, a nihilist fucker cheeky monkey. Check out his "work" at edinburgh fruitmarket gllaery 2010. He is a fucker.

[Imellz]

he is getting so much stick, I think its cool (work no:850)

[Laurie2733]

Art is dead. Art is fucking DEAD.

[eddie23a]

amazing what bullshit people will accept as art isn't it?