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22 JULY – 18 OCTOBER 2015
WELLCOME COLLECTION | LONDON, UK

Anglo-French artist Alice Anderson (b.1972) creates sculptures from objects entirely mummified in copper thread, producing glistening, beautiful and uncanny landscapes.

Over 100 works wrapped in wire will be on display in this major solo show. Both the making and display of these works will question the processes of creation and of memory, examining how the present can be transformed and the future imagined.

As part of this exploration, visitors will be invited to contribute to the creation of a new and ongoing artwork during the run of the exhibition: the mummification of a car in the gallery.

Wellcome Collection is one of London’s fastest growing cultural venues. With a £17.5million expansion just completed to meet overwhelming demand, its galleries explore art, life and health, and present a wide range of contemporary artists