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Keith Coventry

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b. 1958, United Kingdom

Widely admired for his work which takes aspects of modernism and grafting them on to socio-political issues, Coventry appropriates global symbols of junk culture-the golden McDonald's arch, in particular-and re-contextualises them, inviting the viewer to consider these logos afresh in a gallery context. Working in white monochrome, or colour, he hones in on the curves of the infamous 'M', cropping, recasting and framing, to striking minimalist compositions.

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In his extensive 'Estate Painting' series Coventry focuses on the architectural layouts of London's notorious tower blocks and council estates and distils them into abstract colour block patterns which have been likened to works by Russian Constructivist painter Kazimir Malevich. In employing these tropes of modernism, Coventry has said he is returning to the original ideas of utopianism behind these urban projects-now widely regarded as failures. As Coventry puts it, this kind of social housing: 'it was a promise given at the beginning of the 20th century that was unfulfilled.'

Coventry studied at London's progressive Chelsea school of Art. He exhibited in the legendary 1997 Sensation show at the Royal Academy, and was part of the elite Young British Artists who dominated the UK's visual art scene. Charles Saatchi was one of his first collectors.

Coventry's work has been exhibited widely in the UK and Europe and is included in collections worldwide, including the British Council; Tate Modern; Arts Council of England; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 2010 Coventry was awarded the John Moore's Painting Prize.

In 2018 Reflex presented the first Benelux exhibition of Keith Coventry's work. In conjunction with the show, Reflex published a book including all Coventry's 'Pure Junk' works and with an essay by Sir Norman Rosenthal.

Text courtesy Reflex Amsterdam.


Current Exhibition | Amsterdam
23 July–13 September 2022
Group Exhibition Fragmented Realities
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Exhibition view: Group exhibition, Fragmented Realities, Reflex Amsterdam, Amsterdam (23 July–13 September 2022). Courtesy Reflex Amsterdam.
Exhibition view: Group exhibition, Fragmented Realities, Reflex Amsterdam, Amsterdam (23 July–13 September 2022). Courtesy Reflex Amsterdam.

Current & Recent Exhibitions

Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, Fragmented Realities at Reflex Amsterdam, Netherlands Open Now 23 July–13 September 2022 Group Exhibition Fragmented Realities Amsterdam
Contemporary art exhibition, Group Exhibition, In Times of Plenty: The Shape of Things Today at Reflex Amsterdam, Netherlands Closed 7 July–4 September 2018 Group Exhibition In Times of Plenty: The Shape of Things Today Amsterdam
Contemporary art exhibition, Keith Coventry, Junk & Pure Junk at Reflex Amsterdam, Netherlands Closed 24 February–4 April 2018 Keith Coventry Junk & Pure Junk Amsterdam

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Pure Junk IX by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork mixed media
Keith Coventry Pure Junk IX, 2016 Carved wood, muslin, beeswax, gesso, glass and wood
216 x 135 x 7 cm (incl frame)
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Junk Painting by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork painting
Keith Coventry Junk Painting, 2014 Oil on linen, glass and wood
50 x 39.5 x 6 cm
Reflex Amsterdam
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Junk 6 by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork painting
Keith Coventry Junk 6, 2002 Oil on canvas, wood, gesso and glass
84 x 74 x 5 cm
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Golden Arches XVIII by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork painting
Keith Coventry Golden Arches XVIII, 2017 Gesso, glass, wood, bronze, gold
44 x 39 x 5 cm
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Pure Junk Study XI by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork mixed media
Keith Coventry Pure Junk Study XI, 2015 Carved wood, muslin, beeswax, gesso, glass and wood
44 x 38.5 x 5 cm
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Pure Junk Study X by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork mixed media
Keith Coventry Pure Junk Study X, 2015 Carved wood, muslin, beeswax, gesso, glass and wood
43.5 x 35.5 x 5 cm
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Pure Junk Study IX by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork mixed media
Keith Coventry Pure Junk Study IX, 2015 Carved wood, muslin, beeswax, gesso, glass and wood
44 x 38.5 x 5 cm
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Pure Junk Study VI by Keith Coventry contemporary artwork mixed media
Keith Coventry Pure Junk Study VI, 2015 Carved wood, muslin, beeswax, gesso, glass and wood
34 x 28.5 x 5 cm
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Singapore Art Week Related Press Singapore Art Week 23 February 2018, art agenda

Developed by the Singapore government in 2013 in an attempt to create hype around the fair Art Stage Singapore, Singapore Art Week (SAW) is a loose collection of events organized by museums, art space

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Transient Space review – tales of the city Related Press Transient Space review – tales of the city 13 August 2017, The Guardian

You are in a multistorey car park. You don’t know where your car is. It must be in one of the four corners, on one of the seven levels, by one of those numberless pillars. But they all look the same.

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