Review: Pablo Bronstein at Tate Britain

The Duveen galleries are a grand space but it’s rare to see something spectacular in them, even though it’s crying out for it.

Though I liked Phyllida Barlow’s massive installation and the war damaged instruments by Susan Philipsz, we have to go back to Fiona Banner for the last time for something that really took my breath away.

While over at Tate Modern’s turbine hall, the boat is constantly being pushed out with a giant sun, a bed of sunflower seeds or a massive crack running through it.

So it’s great to see Pablo Bronstein breaking the mould of traditional installation art. He’s brought dancing to Tate Britain, mixing Baroque with contemporary dance.

Impressively the dancers will be there from 11am to 5pm every day for over six months.

There are no barriers separating the dancers from the public so it will be great to see how they interact with dancers criss-crossing in front of them. With children bringing a greater element of randomness to this interaction.

Once again I draw comparison to the Turbine Hall exhibitions. This is nowhere near as powerful as Tino Sehgal’s project, but it’s a step in the right direction.

Pablo Bronstein: Historical Dances in an Antique Setting is on at Tate Britain until 9 October.