Room 9
Just as the works in Room 8 are artistic explorations from other cultures, here we have the same, but created in the 20th century.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
The glasses and silvers, were designed at the beginning of the century by American Louis Comfort Tiffany. He was inspired by contemporary Egyptian archaeological finds and by ancient Central American culture. In the first vitrine, the bowl with snake shaped handles echoes Aztec artefacts, while another glass vase has been named «Tel-El-Amarna» after the Egyptian archaeological site from which came the original.
Hamish Fulton
The four works on display by Fulton include criss-crosses on the landscape of Mount Kosuga in Japan, Nepal, Everest and California.
Bernd and Hilla Becher
On the opposite wall is Water Towers (1963-80) by Bernd and Hilla Becher, amongst the first to rediscover a photographic fascination with the industrial architecture. These extraordinary examples of human creativity become like monuments of the modern era.