Textiles and rope
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<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/patricia-belli-26474" aria-label="More by Patricia Belli" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Patricia Belli</a>
Empty Sacks
Lent by the Tate Americas Foundation, courtesy of the Latin American Acquisitions Committee 2018
<p>Belli patched together various fragments of used shirts. Long, woven threads extend from their pockets and fall onto the floor. The layered folds and billowing structure of the material gives an organic and even bodily appearance to this work. The title conveys a sense of loss, relating to the artist’s experience of a miscarriage. The long extensions of thread have the appearance of umbilical cords.</p><p><em>Gallery label, December 2020</em></p>
sculpture textiles rope
7 December 2020 – 3 April 2022
2022-04-03
7 December 2020 – 3 April 2022
2022-04-03
2020-12-07
Tate Modern (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/
2020-12-07
Patricia Belli
Collection based display
Empty Sacks
object: 1980 × 1430 × 210 mm
Lent by the Tate Americas Foundation, courtesy of the Latin American Acquisitions Committee 2018
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<p>Belli patched together various fragments of used shirts. Long, woven threads extend from their pockets and fall onto the floor. The layered folds and billowing structure of the material gives an organic and even bodily appearance to this work. The title conveys a sense of loss, relating to the artist’s experience of a miscarriage. The long extensions of thread have the appearance of umbilical cords.</p>
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