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Elizabeth Wright (artist)

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Elizabeth Wright (born 1964, London) is an English sculptor and installation artist. Wright exhibited at the 1995 Venice Biennale.[1] Two of her works, a sculpture of a bicycle called B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135% (1996/7)[2] and a print entitled Snowball (2000)[3] are in the collection of the Tate Gallery.

Notable exhibitions

  • Karsten Schubert, London, 1995 - Wright presented a mixture of domestic and work environments, modelling the objects in unusual sizes, described as "a celebration of the versatility of human cognitive abilities."[1]
  • Delfina, London, 1999 - the artist recreated the impression of rubber-tread skidmarks on the gallery floor in a site-specific installation called C579DJD, J839TVC, A896TLP[4]

Further reading

  • Stonard, John-Paul. "Wright, Elizabeth." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed February 19, 2012; subscription required).

References

  1. ^ a b David Barrett (November–December 1995). "Elizabeth Wright: Karsten Schubert, London UK". Frieze. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. ^ B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135%, Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. ^ Snowball, Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. ^ Neal Brown (May 1999). "Elizabeth Wright: Delfina, London UK". Frieze. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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