"A sculpture by the artist Topher Campbell, commissioned by Tate Modern as part of an installation which aimed to create a space for Black Queer expression and creativity, faces destruction if a new home cannot be found for it by the end of October. My Body Is An Archive, a large sculpture made from polished mahogany and collage, was on show at Tate Modern earlier this year as part of the show Topher Campbell My ruckus. Heart!, which included live performance and discussion."
"When the installation closed in January 2025, the work was given a temporary home at Birmingham Museums Trust (BMT). Campbell tells The Art Newspaper that he is "enormously grateful" to staff at BMT for housing the sculpture, which is the size of a small car and weighs just over a ton. However, pressure on BMT's warehouse facilities has resulted in the trust asking Campbell to find a new home for the piece, which has proved challenging due to its size and the need for specialist handling and storage."
"Campbell says: "I do think this is an important piece of Black history. The Tate and BMT were amazing, but couldn't keep it as long as I had hoped... On 31 October, the last day of Black History Month, I have to move it or destroy it." In an effort to save the work, Topher has now launched a Go Fund Me campaign to secure transport and storage, which at the time of writing had raised 85% of the artist's £2,000 target."
A large mahogany and collage sculpture by Topher Campbell, My Body Is An Archive, was exhibited at Tate Modern and later placed in temporary storage at Birmingham Museums Trust. The work is the size of a small car and weighs just over a ton, requiring specialist handling and space. BMT asked Campbell to find alternative storage because of pressure on its warehouse facilities. Campbell describes the piece as important Black history and launched a GoFundMe to secure transport and storage. Without a new home or funding, the sculpture faces removal or destruction by the end of October.
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