Museums at Night plans naked human installation to promote 2014 event
April 2014
The organisers of Museums at Night – the annual after hours festival of arts, heritage and culture at UK attractions – have taken a stripped-back approach to promoting this year’s event by enlisting New York artist Spencer Tunick to create a naked human installation in Folkestone.
Famed for his controversial art installations featuring hundreds of nudes in public places – which have seen him arrested five times in New York – Tunick is seeking volunteers or an individual nude photo shoot to take place at Georges House Gallery in Folkestone for Museums at Night.
And if that wasn’t headline-worthy enough, renowned UK photographer Rankin will produce an exhibit at St Ann’s Allotments in Nottingham.
Having snapped everyone from a topless Kate Moss to the Queen, Rankin will train his lens on plot holders at the UK’s oldest and largest allotment – a Grade II* listed heritage site and a living museum – before showcasing the results at the museum that evening.
Now in its sixth year, the Arts Council England-funded Museums at Night festival ties in with the European initiative La Nuit des Musees. It is run by non-profit cultural publisher Culture24 and designed to attract new audiences into museums and galleries, via a whole range of exciting experiences and events.
This year’s event takes place over the weekend of Thursday 15 May – Saturday 17 May, featuring over 500 events across 400 cultural venues.
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