Rivka Rass קרוי וינ ___ תוכורעת London 2001 . In a completely empty room , the light blinks on and off , on and off , at one-second intervals . The work won the prestigious Turner Prize for 2001 and , as expected , provoked a heated controversy . Some praised , others threw eggs into the room , calling forth the eternal question : Is it art ? Followed by : “ What is art , anyway ?" Work No . 160 : The lights going on and off is just one of British artist ( b . 1968 ) Martin Creed’s works in the retrospective exhibition currently on view at Park Avenue Armory , a historic and architectural gem built in 1880 in the center of New York City . For the first time , the enormous space–used as the seventh regiment’s drill hall–as well as the building’s many side rooms , were given to a sole artist to explore . Creed , on his part , fills every space , nook and cranny with his objects , videos , installations , paintings , and music , each work identified by a number , as if they were musical c...
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