Art

by Katherine Koster

November 5, 2010 11:38 AM

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Soma by Carsten Höller creates an amusement park for the art world. But is this ride more Tilt-a-Whirl than Space Mountain? Katherine Koster

The man who installed a double helix slide in the Tate Modern creates a Soma playground in the Hamburger Bahnhof – like Disneyland (the exhibit includes an on-site hotel-suite for those who want more than a day-trip), but with more mushrooms. Höller’s exhibition begs the question: is it enough to change the object of perception instead of perception itself? But is this the fictional Soma that narcotized Huxley’s Brave New World or the God-maker of the Persians? The substance of Höller’s inspiration is an open question.

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    by Katherine Koster

    November 5, 2010 11:38 AM

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