Women bathe nude in London's National Gallery

Published Jul 12 2012, 11:52 BST  |  By Charlotte Grant-West

An installation allows visitors to spy through peepholes at nude women bathing in the National Gallery, London.

Artist Mark Wallinger has created the artwork as part of the exhibition 'Metamorphosis: Titian 2012'.

Six female models work in two-hour shifts in the makeshift bathroom and can be viewed through keyholes, peepholes and blinds by visitors to the art show.



The installation references Titian's painting 'Diana and Actaeon'.

The artwork tells the story of the hunter Actaeon, who was turned into a stag as punishment for spying on Diana, Goddess of the Hunt, bathing.

Turner Prize winner Wallinger said of his artwork: "Diana is about watching and being caught in the act and evolved out of my desire to find a way of representing Diana bathing in a contemporary way."

All the models are called Diana and Wallinger found them on Twitter.

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