Turning the Place Over by Richard Wilson
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Uploaded by liverpoolbiennialtv on Nov 22, 2007
The most daring piece of public art ever commissioned in the UK, Turning the Place Over is artist Richard Wilson's most radical intervention into architecture to date, turning a building in Liverpool's city centre literally inside out. One of Wilson's very rare temporary works, Turning the Place Over colonises Cross Keys House, Moorfields. It runs in daylight hours, triggered by a light sensor.
Turning the Place Over consists of an 8 metres diameter ovoid cut from the façade of a building in Liverpool city centre and made to oscillate in three dimensions. The revolving façade rests on a specially designed giant rotator, usually used in the shipping and nuclear industries, and acts as a huge opening and closing 'window', offering recurrent glimpses of the interior during its constant cycle during daylight hours.
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@ApollonianKing So could the money spent on bankers bonuses, Trident, and numerous wars that we keep starting in the quest for oil. Why do you specifically hate art?
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Quite funny if you imagine the other Richard Wilson shouting "I don't believe it!" as it happens.
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i cant decide my feeling about this. on the one hand its cool, but then, its quite pointless.
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That's it!! What a stupid idea!!
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Well, he obviously have seen a lot of Gordon Matta-Clark movies!
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This is great. Thanks for posting. And I agree with detrimalv about pausing between 'go rounds'. But as it is, it is very enjoyable and startling, indeed.
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@ApollonianKing so could the money you spend for your internet connection...
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стену мне запилили!
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@ApollonianKing shuttup hippy this is way cooler than some african kid who wouldnt give a fuck about me waiting 4 minutes longer for my kebab on a friday night after a pissup :P lol nah im not that cold hearted but cmon it is kool!
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The money spent on this could feed and medicate people that are dying.
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i love this but it would be even better if it paused for a maybe 10 or 15 seconds when it fits back in so that when it starts up again it might surprise someone just walking by
detrimalv 2 years ago 14
This is a great piece of 'modern art' - Its on a normal street in Liverpool so the audience is huge - not hidden away in an art gallery. And it works - I have seen hundreds/thousands of people enjoying it, discussing it, arguing about it and taken part in some of these myself. Forget the empty concept of 'meaning' - its easy to write deep rubbish about art, come and see it - it works...
trisbj 2 years ago 14