one of the best exhibitions i've seen in a long time was cildo miereles at the tate modern. actually bought tickets to see rothko but although good, there is way too much media hype and miereles was distinctively more impressive. his play on space and emotions and his unrelenting grasp of powerful political subjects make for a unique experience. my favourite by far was Mission/Missions (How to Build Cathedrals) 1987, an installation as shown above which plays with the connection of three elements: material power, spiritual power, and tragedy. the religious symbolism of communion wafers connecting bones with copper coins make for a powerful and sombre message.


the most successful points of the exhibition was the user interaction with each piece, making the whole exhibition accessible to all. from walking across shards of broken glass to getting lost amongst a room of tape measures, miereles uses deep subject matter to challenge all of your perceptions. great for all you architecture students out there.