Richard Long moves heaven and earth at Tate Britain
The huge central sculpture gallery brings together six of Long's large-scale stone works. These sculptures, each weighing between two and eight tonnes, are made of individual pieces of flint, slate and basalt, arranged into wide geometric shapes on the floorPhotograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex FeaturesNorfolk Flint Circle, 1990Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex FeaturesRed Slate Circle, 1988 (and visitors' feet)Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex Features
A Line in Scotland, 1981 Photograph: TateA visitor is dwarfed by White Water Line, 2009 Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesA Line Made by Walking, 1967: Long's formative walking piecePhotograph: Richard LongOne of the four large wall-paintings, made of mud and clay, that comprise From Beginning to End, 2009Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesWalking Music, 2004 Photograph: Richard LongStone Line, 1980Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty Images
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