Martin Creed: What's the Point of it? – reviews

Creed's 'stylishly provocative' work takes over the Hayward Gallery in a multi-sensory survey show

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Critics have called a major exhibition of the work of British artist Martin Creed What's the Point of It?, opening today at the Hayward Gallery, London, "a multi-sensory work of art in its own right". Creed is known for minimalistic artworks meditating on everyday life, such as his 2001 Turner prize-winning work The Lights going On and Off and the orchestrated ringing bells that marked the start of the 2012 Olympics.

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