Starlit Waters exhibit by Scottish poet at Tate Gallery

Aug. 08, 1976 - The Tate Gallery pays 500 for two wooden words and a fishing net Only six months after the fire brick scandal when 120 bricks were bought as a work of art, the Tate Gallery has paid a reported 500 for two wooden words covered by a fishing net. The words Starlit Waters the name of a fishing boat, are painted green and stand on a dark blue base covered with orange netting. The exhibit is new on display in the gallery, among 45 other recent acquisitions. Starlit Waters was constructed by Ian Hamilton Finlay, 51, the Scottish poet, nine years ago when he started one of several creations. He started to use actual boat names and numbers in his work in 1964, constructing them in wood as an extension of his poetry. Photo Shows Starlit Waters the name of a fishing boat, covered with orange netting, now on display at the Tate Gallery, which is reported to have cost 500

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