Gavin Turk
Works available
Desert Island Scenario
2003
Mahogany
8 × 103 × 19.5 cm / 3 × 3ft4 1/2 × 7 3/4 ins
Biography
(1967 –)
Gavin Turk's work often deals with issues of authorship, authenticity and originality.
He was denied an MA certificate from the Royal College of Art for presenting at his degree show, an English Heritage plaque bearing the inscription 'Borough of Kensington Gavin Turk Sculptor Worked Here 1989-1991' in an otherwise empty studio space. He has subsequently made work which questions the idea and integrity of a consistent artistic persona. He has paraphrased already well-known works of art from the recent past examining the idea of genius, the concept of the signature, style and what constitutes a marketable identity. His exhibition et in arcadia eggo was held in the gallery at the New Art Centre in 2003.
Solo shows include; The Golden Thread, an installation at White Cube, Hoxton 2004; The Che Guevara Story, Residence in the East End of London, 2001 and More Stuff, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva, Switzerland, 2000. Group shows include; Century City, Tate Modern, London, 2001 , Out There, White Cube 2, London, 2000; Ant Noises, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2000 and Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi Collection', Royal Academy of Arts.