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27 de ago. de 2021 · Gavin Turk in his studio; the sculpture of the painter in the back left will soon appear on the roof of the Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill Gate. His studio is a huge minimalist space in Canning Town, east London, overlooking a recycling processing plant. It’s a major distraction for an artist fascinated with value – and how it evaporates ...
The Conspiracy of Blindness. Download PDF. The exhibition will reveal a recent series of still-life paintings that pay homage to early 20th century Italian artist Giorgio Morandi. In typical Turk style he has subverted Morandi’s serene arrangements of vases and handmade vessels, by replacing the models with quotidian product packaging.
Waxwork in vitrine. 2790 x 1150 x 1150 mm. 1993. Pop is a waxwork figure of the artist as Sid Vicious in the pose of Andy Warhol's Elvis Presley, which imagined the be-quiffed star as a gunslinging cowboy - the original king of Pop as celebrated by the original "king" of Pop Art. A homage to both, Pop finds Turk adopting the same rebel snarl ...
8 de mar. de 2012 · Gavin Turk has long been interested in issues of authorship and identity; his artworks include images of himself disguised as Sid Vicious, Che Guevara and Andy Warhol amongst others.. In his exhibition at Ben Brown Fine Arts in London, Turk pays hommage to the artist Alighiero Boetti, whose retrospective was at Tate Modern between 28 February - 27 May 2012.
11 de jun. de 2020 · Gavin Turk is an artist who’s known for questioning authenticity, and who’s made his name by deconstructing the ‘myth’ of the artist. Whether reimagining the purpose of disposable objects or playing with the meaning behind iconic pieces of art, Gavin’s approach is both direct and probing.
Gavin Turk (geb. 1967) zorgde in 1991 met zijn afstudeerproject Cave voor opschudding. Bezoekers betraden een lege ruimte met alleen een blauwe plaquette, zoals je die in Engeland op woonhuizen van overleden bekendheden aantreft, met daarop de tekst: Gavin Turk, Sculptor, worked here 1989-1991.
Gavin Turk (b 1967) is a British born, international artist. He has pioneered many forms of contemporary British sculpture now taken for granted, including the painted bronze, the waxwork, the recycled art-historical icon and the use of rubbish in art. Turk’s installations and sculptures deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and identity.
