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Gavin Turk

GAVIN TURK

Holy Eggs Reflex Amsterdam 17 September–7 November 2022 Reflex Amsterdam
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Gavin Turk has pioneered many forms of contemporary British sculpture, including the painted bronze, the waxwork, the recycled art-historical icon and the use of rubbish in art. Turk’s installations and sculptures deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and identity. Concerned with the ‘myth’ of the artist and the ‘authorship’ of a work, Turk’s engagement with this modernist, avant-garde debate stretches back to the ready-mades of Marcel Duchamp.

In 1991, the Royal College of Art refused Turk a degree on the basis that his final show, Cave, consisted of a whitewashed studio space containing only a blue heritage plaque commemorating his presence ‘Gavin Turk worked here 1989–91’. Instantly gaining notoriety through this installation, Turk’s work has since been collected and exhibited by many major museums and galleries throughout the world.

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Gavin Turk has pioneered many forms of contemporary British sculpture, including the painted bronze, the waxwork, the recycled art-historical icon and the use of rubbish in art. Turk’s installations and sculptures deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and identity. Concerned with the ‘myth’ of the artist and the ‘authorship’ of a work, Turk’s engagement with this modernist, avant-garde debate stretches back to the ready-mades of Marcel Duchamp.

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Reflex is an established gallery representing both upcoming and internationally renowned contemporary artists, including Nobuyoshi Araki, Harland Miller, David LaChapelle, Todd Hido, Daido Moriyama, Enoc Perez, Lucienne O’Mara, Peggy Kuiper, Iris Schomaker, Keith Coventry, Marcus Harvey and Ichwan Noor.

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Lijnbaansgracht 290 A
1017 RM
Amsterdam
Netherlands
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Tuesday - Saturday 12pm – 6pm
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Amsterdam Lijnbaansgracht 290 A, 1017 RM
Reflex Amsterdam contemporary art gallery in Netherlands
Reflex Amsterdam
Lijnbaansgracht 290 A, 1017 RM, Amsterdam, Netherlands
+31 (0) 29568989
http://www.reflexamsterdam.com

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Tuesday - Saturday 12pm – 6pm
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