The British Council Collection - White Horse by Mark Wallinger at Harbour Arts Sculpture Park 2018
The British Council is delighted to bring White Horse by Turner Prize winning artist Mark Wallinger to East Asia for the first time as part of Harbour Arts Sculpture Park 2018 , the first public art project of this scale and calibre in Hong Kong between 22 February and 11 April 2018. Commissioned by the British Council Collection, White Horse is a life-size sculpture of a thoroughbred racehorse created using state-of-the-art technology in which a live horse was digitally scanned to produce a faithfully accurate representation of the animal. Horses and thoroughbred horseracing are recurring themes within Wallinger's artworks, which explore the social construction of identity and Britain's enduring preoccupation with hierarchy and social class. The siting of White Horse on Hong Kong's harbourfront is particularly resonant, given the complex historic associations between Hong Kong, Britain and equestrian traditions. Curated by Tim Marlow, Artis...
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