Mark Wallinger
Mark Wallinger (* 1959 in Chigwell , Essex ) is a British artist who belongs to the group of Young British Artists (YBA). His best-known work is State Britain (2007), in which he reconstructed a protest installation against the Iraq war that was originally set up in front of Westminster and shown it in a solo exhibition at Tate Britain . He was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1995 and 2007 , which he received in 2007.
life and work
Mark Wallinger was born in Chigwell, Essex, in 1959. After attending West Hatch High School in Chigwell, he studied art, first at the Chelsea School of Art and then at Goldsmiths College , where he also worked as a tutor from 1986.
He had a number of exhibitions in the 1980s and exhibited his work in the Young British Artists' second group show in 1993 at Charles Saatchi's gallery . In 1997 he was represented in the group exhibition Sensation , which is also part of the YBA environment.
In 2000, a retrospective of his work was shown at Tate Liverpool under the title "Credo". For the 2001 Biennale he designed the British pavilion with the work “Ecco Homo”. In 2007 he was represented at the skulptur projekte Münster with the project “Zone”. The lenbachhaus and Kunstbau Munich revealed on 13 December 2003 to 14 March 2004 on-premise film Wallinger's Via Dolorosa, which the Crucifixion Christi from Zeffirelli Jesus of Nazareth , partially modified and trimmed represents.
In December 2007 Wallinger was awarded the most important British art prize, the Turner Prize. His work State Britain is of historical importance, it said in the jury's statement.
Web links
- Literature by and about Mark Wallinger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Mark Wallinger's work at the Tate Gallery of British Art
- Retrospective Mark Wallinger ( Memento from October 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at the Kunstverein Braunschweig (2007)
- Curriculum vitae and works on the website of his gallery carlier | builder
- Mark Wallinger on kunstaspekte.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bio-Page for Mark Wallinger at the skulptur projekte Münster 2007 ( online )
- ^ Mark Wallinger - Via Dolorosa. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
- ^ Turner Prize for Peace Art , Spiegel Online , December 3, 2007
- ^ The artist as archivist , Die Zeit , December 4, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wallinger, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chigwell , Essex |