Art Abroad #14: Life’s Work

“There has never been any division between my life and my work,” the Italian sculptor Marisa Merz once said. She created this piece, on display at the Tate Modern, in 1966 for her home and as a gallery installation. Untitled (Living Sculpture) triggers a whimsical and fantastical undercurrent as you walk beneath these jellyfish-like creations hanging from the ceiling. “It was made from thin strips of shiny aluminium, clipped together and suspended from the ceiling to form great coiled and spiralling forms,” according to the museum’s commentary, “inviting us to explore the relationship between material and space.” Read more about Merz’s work and see another view of this installation by clicking the image.