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Wednesday, 29 August, 2001, 14:24 GMT 15:24 UK
Spanish sculptor Mu�oz dies
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell admired Mu�oz's work
The acclaimed Spanish sculptor Juan Mu�oz, whose work is on display at London's Tate Modern, has died aged 48.
Mu�oz was on holiday in Ibiza, where he suffered a stomach haemorrhage on Tuesday. He burst onto the arts world at the beginning of the 1980s and then enjoyed a meteoric rise to international renown.
His work features larger than life-size human figures in large architectural installations like balconies and staircases. An installation called Double Bind is currently at Tate Modern in London. For this work Mu�oz remodelled the turbine hall of the South Bank gallery with a newly installed suspended floor. Visitors looking up into the space view an installation of sculptured grey figures at work while a different image is experienced from above. Mu�oz visited many cities to see view people's working environments as he created Double Bind over a 12-month period. At the time the sculptor said: "I'm probably only the second artist in the world to work in such a big space. "I'm very happy with it, I think it works. I'm sure the spectator will be surprised." Though his work is considered very contemporary, he saw himself as a traditional sculptor, using traditional materials such as stone and bronze.
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