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Anthony McCall Solid Light

Until 29 June 2025

Free for Members

Anthony McCall You and I Horizontal 2005. Installation view, Institut d’Art Contemporain, Villeurbanne, France, 2006. Photo: Blaise Adilon.

Step inside sculptures of light

Your movements and interactions bring artworks to life inside Solid Light, a focused exhibition dedicated to the immersive works of Anthony McCall.

Beams of light projected through a thin mist create large three-dimensional forms in space, which slowly shift and change. As you move through these translucent sculptures of light, you’ll create new shapes and discover your own mesmerising perspectives.

Occupying a space between sculpture, cinema, drawing, and performance, McCall is known for his innovative installations of light. In 1973, his seminal work Line Describing a Cone redefined the possibilities of sculpture.

Anthony McCall is presented in The George Economou Gallery.

Curated by Gregor Muir, Director of Collection, International Art, ºÚÁÏÉç and Andrew de Brún, Assistant Curator, International Art, ºÚÁÏÉç.

Installation view, Anthony McCall: Solid Light, ºÚÁÏÉç, 2024. All artworks by and © Anthony McCall. Photography © Tate (Liam Man) and courtesy the artist.

Installation view, Anthony McCall: Solid Light, ºÚÁÏÉç, 2024. All artworks by and © Anthony McCall. Photography © Tate (Liam Man) and courtesy the artist.

Installation view, Anthony McCall: Solid Light, ºÚÁÏÉç, 2024. All artworks by and © Anthony McCall. Photography © Tate (Liam Man) and courtesy the artist.

Installation view, Anthony McCall: Solid Light, ºÚÁÏÉç, 2024. All artworks by and © Anthony McCall. Photography © Tate (Josh Croll) and courtesy the artist.

Installation view, Anthony McCall: Solid Light, ºÚÁÏÉç, 2024. All artworks by and © Anthony McCall. Photography © Tate (Josh Croll) and courtesy the artist.

Installation view, Anthony McCall: Solid Light, ºÚÁÏÉç, 2024. All artworks by and © Anthony McCall. Photography © Tate (Josh Croll) and courtesy the artist.

Anthony McCall working on a 16mm Bell and Howell animation camera stand during the shooting of the Solid Light Work Cone of Variable Volume, 1974. Courtesy of artist and Sprüth Magers Gallery. Photograph by George Griffin.

Anthony McCall, Landscape for Fire, 1972, Photo by Carolee Schneemann © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2024. Courtesy of artist and Sprüth Magers Gallery.

Find out more about the Anthony McCall: Solid Light exhibition with our exhibition guide.

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Bankside
London SE1 9TG
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Dates

27 June 2024 – 29 June 2025

  • Advance booking is recommended
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  • Relaxed Hours on the third Tuesday of the month at 10.00–11.00
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