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'''New British Sculpture''' is the name given to the work of a group of artists, sculptors and installation artists who began to exhibit together in London, England, in the early 1980s, including [[Tony Cragg]], [[Richard Deacon (sculptor)|Richard Deacon]] and [[Richard Wentworth (artist)|Richard Wentworth]].<ref>[[Tate]] Collection [http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=347 New British Sculpture]</ref> |
'''New British Sculpture''' is the name given to the work of a group of artists, sculptors and installation artists who began to exhibit together in London, England, in the early 1980s, including [[Tony Cragg]], [[Richard Deacon (sculptor)|Richard Deacon]] and [[Richard Wentworth (artist)|Richard Wentworth]].<ref>[[Tate]] Collection [http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=347 New British Sculpture]</ref><ref>Walker, John. (1992) [http://www.artdesigncafe.com/new-british-sculpture-1992 "New British Sculpture"]. ''Glossary of Art, Architecture & Design since 1945'', 3rd. ed.</ref> |
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Tim Woods has characterized the movement by identifying four major themes, "(a) a synthesis of pop and kitsch, (b) a bricolage (assemblage) of the decaying UK urban environment and the waste of consumer society, (c) an exploration of the way in which objects are assigned meanings, and (d) a play of colour, wit and humour."<ref>Tim Woods, ''Beginning Postmodernism'' (Manchester: MUP, 1999), p.126. Preview available on [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/0719052114?v=search-inside&_encoding=&url=stripsearch&keywords=a+synthesis+of+pop+and+kitsch Amazon reader]</ref> An early champion was [[art dealer]] [[Nicholas Logsdail]] who exhibited many of the artists at his [[Lisson Gallery]]. |
Tim Woods has characterized the movement by identifying four major themes, "(a) a synthesis of pop and kitsch, (b) a bricolage (assemblage) of the decaying UK urban environment and the waste of consumer society, (c) an exploration of the way in which objects are assigned meanings, and (d) a play of colour, wit and humour."<ref>Tim Woods, ''Beginning Postmodernism'' (Manchester: MUP, 1999), p.126. Preview available on [http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/reader/0719052114?v=search-inside&_encoding=&url=stripsearch&keywords=a+synthesis+of+pop+and+kitsch Amazon reader]</ref> An early champion was [[art dealer]] [[Nicholas Logsdail]] who exhibited many of the artists at his [[Lisson Gallery]]. |
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Revision as of 18:03, 9 February 2012
New British Sculpture is the name given to the work of a group of artists, sculptors and installation artists who began to exhibit together in London, England, in the early 1980s, including Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon and Richard Wentworth.[1][2]
Tim Woods has characterized the movement by identifying four major themes, "(a) a synthesis of pop and kitsch, (b) a bricolage (assemblage) of the decaying UK urban environment and the waste of consumer society, (c) an exploration of the way in which objects are assigned meanings, and (d) a play of colour, wit and humour."[3] An early champion was art dealer Nicholas Logsdail who exhibited many of the artists at his Lisson Gallery.
Artists
- Edward Allington
- Stephen Cox
- Tony Cragg
- Grenville Davey
- Richard Deacon
- Barry Flanagan
- Anthony Gormley
- Shirazeh Houshiary
- Anish Kapoor
- Julian Opie
- Boyd Webb
- Richard Wentworth
- Rachel Whiteread
- Alison Wilding
- Bill Woodrow
References
- ^ Tate Collection New British Sculpture
- ^ Walker, John. (1992) "New British Sculpture". Glossary of Art, Architecture & Design since 1945, 3rd. ed.
- ^ Tim Woods, Beginning Postmodernism (Manchester: MUP, 1999), p.126. Preview available on Amazon reader
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