Michael Craig-Martin
Works available
Pitchfork (Pink)
2008
Edition 1 of 3
Steel and aluminium
350 × 56 cm / 137 3/4 × 22 ins
Biography
(1941-)
Michael Craig-Martin's work is concerned with the nature of representation and the role of the spectator, explored primarily through everyday objects. Born in Dublin, brought up in the United States, Craig-Martin has been living in Britain since 1966. He studied at the Yale School of Art and is widely acknowledged to have been an influential teacher, particularly at Goldsmiths College, London.
He has been exhibiting internationally since the late '60s; recent shows have been at the Goss-Michael Foundation in Dallas, USA; New Works Galerie Haas & Fuchs, Berlin; Eye of the Storm Gagosian Gallery, New York
A solo show was held at the New Art Centre, Salisbury in 2006. With many notable commissions, much of his work is with public collections throughout the UK and abroad.