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Little-known artist will be next to fill Tate Britain's central gallery
Louise Jury, Chief Arts Correspondent30 Mar 2009
An artist with an interest in superstition and charms will be the next to take over the giant central galleries of Tate Britain.
Eva Rothschild, 36, will follow Mark Wallinger and Martin Creed in taking on the Duveens Commission.
Details of her new work have not yet been revealed and the artist is dropping only the most elusive of hints as to her plans.
Ms Rothschild said: "I'm hoping to create something that will agitate the architecture of the Duveens Galleries, tangling with your perception of the space."
But curator Katharine Stout said she believed this Sotheby's sponsored commission would bring the Dublin-born artist's work to the wider public.
Ms Stout said: "She is one of the most interesting artists of her generation, but I don't think has a wider recognition."
Her abstract sculptures are often notable for creating a sense of presence without bulk, using few materials. Ms Stout said: "The piece is still work in progress. It is something you will have to experience."
The new work, which will open in June, will stretch the entire 70 metres of the neoclassical space. But Ms Stout said: "It isn't just filling it with lots of material bits of things. Eva is very interested in the idea of illusion. It's not about big macho sculpture, it's about a more delicate use of materials."
Two years ago, Mark Wallinger recreated the anti-war protest from Parliament Square in the central galleries. Last year, Martin Creed hired a series of runners to dash through them.
