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Spider/ Web Sculpture by Artist Tom�s Saraceno to be Centrepiece of Rijksmuseum’s Autumn Exhibition devoted to Crawly Creatures

‘Crawly Creatures’ – Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – 30 September to 15 January 2023 WEBWIRE – Wednesday, September 28, 2022 This autumn Rijksmuseum braces itself for an invasion of ants, lizards, snakes and other assorted creatures who take over the Philips Wing for an unprecedented exhibition that explores the changing perceptions of these small animals in art and science through the ages. ‘Crawly Creatures’ culminates in a presentation of artist Tomás Saraceno’s Gravitational solitary semi-social solitary solitary Choreography LHS 477 (2019), a ‘spider/web’ sculpture occupying an entire gallery, woven by four spider species. Saraceno and the Arachnophilia community ... Read more