Marsyas

Mediums: PVC, steel.
Location: Tate Modern Gallery, London, the UK.

According to an ancient legend, the satyr Marsyas created a two-trumpet musical instrument that made unusual sounds. For the fact that he won the musical competition against Apollo, the god removed the skin from the satyr and hung him on a tree. Based on this legend, Anish Kapoor created his work, which was so large that it occupied the entire huge Turbine Hall of the Tate Gallery in London. “Marsyas” has the appearance of a dark red PVC fabric stretched over a metal frame. The shape of the work resembles a two-sided pipe and human skin turned inside out. Apart from the large-scale “Marsyas”, Kapoor created several more equally wonderful works of this kind, which he installed in the open air.