(2 Oct 2017) LEADIN:
A Danish art collective is swinging into London's Tate Modern, carrying with them a message of unity and an aim to challenge social apathy.
It's all part of the contemporary art museum's annual Hyundai Commission, which allows artists to take over the building's enormous Turbine Hall.
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'One Two Three Swing!' Everything's in motion at London's Tate Modern.
Danish art collective Superflex has unveiled its new, large-scale interactive installation as part of the museum's third annual Hyundai Commission.
It includes this hypnotic pendulum and an orange line connecting several three-seated swings that weave through the hall.
It's also the first Turbine Hall commission to extend beyond the gallery's walls, reappearing on the road outside with additional orange lines and swings.
"What is actually probably the most exciting thing about doing something for us here is because we do something in the institution, we do it outside as well," explains Jakob Fenger from Copenhagen-based Superflex.
"So, Tate is a designated street, which is interesting because it's like in between the museum play world and the public space."
Founded in 1993, Superflex are well known for works that explore the nature of globalisation and systems of power.
'One Two Three Swing!' invites visitors to join together and combat social apathy through collaborative action – all swinging in the same direction.
"We are trying to see if we are able to change the course of our planet and we can maybe do that with all of us jointly setting things into motion," says Bjornstjerne Christiansen from Superflex.
"How much gravity can we create? And we were fascinated about this old experiment of what happens if one million people jump off the chair?
"Are we then able to create a change or challenge the path that the planet's taking?"
The installation is intended to echo Tate Modern's industrial history, particularly as a site for energy generation.
But instead of generating electricity, the focus now is on the energy generated by social movements.
"We opened the new part of Tate Modern in 2016 and we really want to explore the bounds of what a museum can do today," says Hyundai Commission curator Donald Hyslop.
"So, they very much worked in the city and in museums and that's what we wanted to do with this piece. So, they were ideal to help us explore the idea of the museum, the street, and the city."
The museum says over time the work will continue to grow, spreading outside, beyond Tate Modern and into London's busy urban landscape. Perhaps even popping up in the wider world.
"Political and playful is two of the things that you could say about them," says Hyslop.
"And this work very much presents some of the issues of our day, you know, personally how we deal with everyday society, but then climate change, currency, economy, all of these things are referenced in the work.
"But in a gentle and accessible way and also you can have a serious thought, but you can have fun as well."
'One Two Three Swing!' by Superflex is in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall from 3 October 2017 - 2 April 2018. Admission is free.
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