The Tate Britain’s 2010 Duveens commission is an ambitious new work by Fiona Banner.
It consists of a Sea Harrier jet, used by the navy in Bosnia, hanging from the ceiling like a trussed bird. The scale alone makes this an impressive spectacle. And, as you look closer you can see she has hand painted feathers on to its wing tips.
The second piece is a Sepecat Jaguar XZ118 which has had all of its paint removed, so the viewer can see their reflection.
When I first saw it, I assumed she was making some comment about war, death and the conflicts in the middle east.
Turns out I'm more Brian Badonde, than Brian Sewell.
The artist says “I’m not trying to make some easily digested point, nor is it an anti-war work. This is more about how people react to it, rather than a big black and white statement.”
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