Mark Wallinger Curates the Russian Linesman
Hayward Gallery, until 4 May
Annette Messager: The Messengers
Hayward Gallery, until 25 May
For many people, Mark Wallinger (born 1959) is the man who likes horses. He is the artist with a passionate interest in racing and thoroughbreds, the successful competitor for the Ebbsfleet Landmark commission, in which he will place a vast sculpture of a horse in the heartlands of Kent to greet visitors to our green and pleasant racing stable. Now he has been invited to curate an exhibition for the upper floor of the Hayward Gallery. Its odd title will be familiar to football fans, referring to an infamous and still-debated decision in the 1966 World Cup. The theme of the show is further encapsulated in its subtitle: ‘Frontiers, Borders and Thresholds’. It’s what they call a multi-disciplinary show, which means it’s got a bit of everything in it.
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