
Gavin Turk
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 20. March 2013
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-3-7913-4834-6 (ISBN)
Description
Part of the YBA (Young British Artist) movement of the mid-1990s, Gavin Turk has created pioneering works of contemporary art using materials such as painted bronze, wax, and garbage. His installations, sculptures, and images refer to issues of authorship, authenticity, and identity and toy with the art historical establishment. Featuring numerous color illustrations, the volume includes Turk's major works since the early 1990s as well as two texts. One of these, an original essay by Iain Sinclair, contextualizes the artist's work under the umbrella of psycho-geography, including the impact of London on Turk's persona.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Illustrations
450 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 290 mm
Width: 240 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-4834-6 (9783791348346)
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Persons
JUDITH COLLINS is an international authority on sculpture and the author of numerous books, including The Origins of the Romanesque, Eric Gill: The Sculpture, Andy Goldsworthy: Midsummer Snowballs, and Sculpture Today, along with several exhibition catalogues. She is currently working on monographs on Alison Wilding and Eduardo Paolozzi. IAIN SINCLAIR is a British writer and filmmaker. His novel Downriver won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He is at work on a new book, American Smoke: Journeys to the End of the Light.