6.00 PM

2000-2006

Tate: Purchased using funds provided by the 2006 Outset / Frieze Art Fair Fund to benefit the Tate Collection 2007

Artwork Light exhibition highlights

The title 6.00 PM implies that the pattern at the centre of the carpet depicts the play of light and shadow cast through a window at six o’clock in the evening. But the carpet is always displayed in a windowless gallery and the image itself never changes. We can walk across and leave marks on the carpet, meaning we are unlikely to be tricked by the illusion. By fixing a particular moment of light, the work draws attention to connections between light and our perception of time.

Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Previously on display

13 November 2022

ACMI: Gallery 4

Credits

artist

Philippe Parreno

Production dates
2000-2006

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

LN189753

Curatorial section

Light → Interior Light

Measurements

5240 x 9000 mm (irregular)

Object Types

Installation

Materials

Carpet

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