Acclaimed French conceptual artist Daniel Buren is presenting the Australian premiere of his large-scale installation ‘Like Child’s Play’ at Carriageworks from 7 July until 12 August 2018. The work represents the fourth major international artist project in the Schwartz Carriageworks series.

Inspired by German educational theorist Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel’s famous children’s wooden block toys, the work features 100 upscaled blocks, arches, triangles and pediments.

Buren arranges the works to create sight lines through the space. When we look into the void of one object we are looking through a tunnel made of several blocks lined by Buren’s iconic stripes, each 8.7cm wide, which the artist has featured in his work since the mid 1960s.

While half the exhibition space is a riot of colour, this is juxtaposed with the minimalist look of the other half with its white floor and white blocks. The neat geometric forms of Buren’s work will sit against the vast scale of Carriageworks.

Image: Daniel Buren, Like Child’s Play, Carriageworks, Image Zan Wimberley 2018