David Batchelor (born 1955 in
Dundee) is a
Scottish artist and writer.
Life and work
David Batchelor studied Fine Art at Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham (1975–8), and Cultural Theory at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, Birmingham University (1978–80). He has exhibited widely in the UK, continental Europe, the United States and Latin America; written two books, ''Minimalism'' (1997) and ''Chromophobia'' (2000); is the editor of ''Colour'' (2008); and contributed to a number of journals including
Artscribe
''Artscribe'' (1976–92), titled ''Artscribe International'' from 1985, is a defunct British contemporary art magazine. It was notable for its commitment in the late 1970s and early 1980s to abstract art, and for giving popular art critic Ma ...
,
Frieze (magazine), and
Artforum
''Artforum'' is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art. The magazine is distinguished from other magazines by its unique 10½ x 10½ inch square format, with each cover often devoted to the work of an artist. Notabl ...
. David was a member of Tate Britain Council from 2002–5, an advisory body on development and programming at
Tate Britain
Tate Britain, known from 1897 to 1932 as the National Gallery of British Art and from 1932 to 2000 as the Tate Gallery, is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster in London, England. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in ...
.
He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including the
British Art Show
The British Art Show (BAS) is a major survey exhibition organised every five years to showcase contemporary British Art. Each time it is organised, the show tours to four UK cities. It usually requires a number of venues in each city to accommod ...
at SNGMA in
Edinburgh
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, ''Days Like These: Tate Triennial of Contemporary Art'' at
Tate Britain
Tate Britain, known from 1897 to 1932 as the National Gallery of British Art and from 1932 to 2000 as the Tate Gallery, is an art museum on Millbank in the City of Westminster in London, England. It is part of the Tate network of galleries in ...
, the 26th
São Paulo Biennale
SAO or Sao may refer to:
Places
* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD
* Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso
* Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. ...
, ''Extreme Abstraction'' at the
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, formerly known as the Albright–Knox Art Gallery, is an art museum at 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York, in Delaware Park. the museum's Elmwood Avenue campus is temporarily closed for construction. It hosted e ...
in
Buffalo, the Folkestone Triennial in
Folkestone and ''Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today'' at the
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...
in
New York City
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and
Tate Liverpool
Tate Liverpool is an art gallery and museum in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and part of Tate, along with Tate St Ives, Cornwall, Tate Britain, London, and Tate Modern, London. The museum was an initiative of the Merseyside Development C ...
.
David Batchelor has made colourful lightbox installations using bits and pieces salvaged from the streets of London. Batchelor takes industrial debris – trolleys, shelving units, factory scrap – and transforms them into frames to hold assemblages of neon, perspex and found shopfront signs.
Two of his works are held in the
Tate
Tate is an institution that houses, in a network of four art galleries, the United Kingdom's national collection of British art, and international modern and contemporary art. It is not a government institution, but its main sponsor is the U ...
collection.
tate.org
/ref> He is the brother of Buddhist scholar and author Stephen Batchelor.
References
Bibliography
*Batchelor, David, ''Found Monochromes,'' Ridinghouse
Ridinghouse is a British book publisher specialising in art.
Ridinghouse’s publications are distributed by Cornerhouse in the UK and Europe, and by RAM Publications + Distribution, Inc. in North America.
Company history
Ridinghouse was foun ...
: London, 2010
*Batchelor, David (ed.), ''Colour'', Whitechapel: London/MIT Press: Boston, 2008
* Batchelor, David and Briony Fer, ''Unplugged'', Talbot Rice Gallery: Edinburgh, 2007
*Batchelor, David, ''Chromophobia,'' Reaktion Books: London, 2000
External links
David Batchelor's website
Information about David Batchelor on ArtFacts.Net
David Batchelor – Tate Collection
David Batchelor – Galeria Leme
David Batchelor – Staff profile at the Royal College of Art
Batchelor's work on the London Underground
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1955 births
Living people
Scottish contemporary artists
Scottish sculptors
Scottish male sculptors
People from Dundee
Artists from Dundee
Writers from Dundee