The much hyped, often controversial and hugely anticipated Dunveen Commission is back from June until January 2011 and the Tate Britain. This year Fiona Banner justifies all of the awaited hope of the London art scene by smothering the Dunveen galleries of this world renowned art gallery with two huge fighter planes. Feeding her obsession for aircraft and in particular, military aircraft, Banner ensures that her exhibit will be remembered and appreciated like those of the previous other acclaimed Dunveen commissions, For example, Michael Landy and Martin Creed. What Banner does is questions how something as beautiful as the huge aircraft can function with the purpose alone of destruction. The installation of Harrier and Jaguar into the Dunveen galleries was clearly quite the project with the structures having to be dismantled and reassembled. How Banner has chosen to present these large scale objects is the beauty of the exhibit and is Banner rediscovering her sculptural foundations. Jaguar which lies with its belly up has been stripped of its paint work and softly reflects the reflective surfaces of the Tate. Regardless of what opinions are yet to come, surely it is fair to say that no other work has dwarfed and demanded the Dunveen space like that of Fiona Banner. less controversial that some of her previous works, harrier and Jaguar subconsciously question the destruction of war, and how something indeed so beautiful can be so feared and destructive.Running until January 2011 Tate Britain.
By Katriona Flynn
