Cildo Meireles refers to Babel as a ‘tower of incomprehension’. Comprising hundreds of radios, each tuned to a different station, the sculpture relates to the biblical story of the Tower of Babel, a tower tall enough to reach the heavens.

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Babel 2001 is a tall sculptural installation by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles. It is a circular tower made from hundreds of second-hand analogue radios that the artist has stacked in layers. The height of the tower can vary according to the dimensions of the room in which it is installed.

May 10, 2016 · The work takes the form of a tower constructed from 800 radios, each one tuned to a different channel and set at the minimum volume to which it is audible. The Tate's website explains the message behind the structure, which was built in

Dec 31, 2023 · Huge Tower of active Radio's, this is an art installation by 'Cildo Meireles' 'Babel' and features a huge tower of analogue radios all playing separate stations at the same time, captured...

This giant tower of radios is described by Meireles as an ‘archaeology of radio’ because at the bottom are the oldest and at the top the newest. Thus, the tower is also a history of the human technology of communication which has changed the world.

Oct 30, 2018 · I went to Tate Modern to have look at paintings and sculptures made by artists and they were all pretty good to be fair, but the one sculpture that stood out for me was by the artist Cildo Meireles. It was called Radio Tower but it is also known as Babel.

Sep 7, 2022 · Installation view at: Tate Modern, London Photo Credits: Barbara Picci “ Babel 2001 is a large-scale sculptural installation that takes the form of a circular tower made from hundreds of second-hand analogue radios that the artist has stacked in layers.

Jun 17, 2016 · While we were in London last week we went to the Tate Modern. Always good value (i.e. free). We arrived just too early to see the new bit, which opens around now. But we did see this amazing tower made of radios. Awesome.

Babel 2001 is a large-scale sculptural installation that takes the form of a circular tower made from hundreds of second-hand analogue radios that the artist has stacked in layers. The radios are tuned to a multitude of different stations and are adjusted …