Eddie Peake (born 1981) is a British artist. His work includes performance,

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and installation. His art focuses on "implicit drama within relationships between people", and "how things like

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and depression impact on them".

Biography

Eddie Peake was born in 1981 at

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to artist

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and poet Fabian Peake. His grandparents are writer

Mervyn Peake Mervyn Laurence Peake (9 July 1911 – 17 November 1968) was an English writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the '' Gormenghast'' books. The four works were part of what Peake conceived ...

and artist Maeve Gilmore. He has 4 siblings, including artist Florence Peake. He is a member of the

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. Peake took residency at the

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from 2008 to 2009, and graduated from the

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in 2013.White Cube
"Eddie Peake"
''Royal Academy'' 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019

Publications

Peake designed the cover for A Short Affair, and a unique artwork inside the book created in response to

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’s new short story Civilisation.Books, Google
"Eddie Peake responds to Will Self and points to a new direction"
''The Art Newspaper'', 30 November 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019

Exhibitions and collections

Selected solo exhibitions include:White Cube
"Eddie Peake"
''White Cube'' 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019 *''2018'' –

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, London *''2015'' –

Barbican Art Gallery The Barbican Centre is a performing arts centre in the Barbican Estate of the City of London and the largest of its kind in Europe. The centre hosts classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre performances, film screenings and art exhi ...

, London *''2013'' – Focal Point Gallery, Southend, UK Selected group exhibitions include: *''2018'' – Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne *''2017'' – Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago *''2017'' – Zabludowicz Collection, London *''2016'' – Eastside Projects, Birmingham, UK *''2015'' – Fondazione Memmo, Rome *''2013'' – Ujazdowski Castle Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw *''2012'' – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma Performance projects include: *''2017'' – Fiorucci Art Trust Volcano Extravaganza, Naples and Stromboli *''2015'' – Palais de Tokyo, Paris *''2014'' – Institute of Contemporary Arts, London *''2013'' – Performa13, New York *''2012'' – David Roberts Art Foundation, London *''2012'' – The Tanks at Tate Modern, London in conjunction with the Chisenhale Gallery, London *''2012'' – Royal Academy of Arts, London *''2012'' – Cell Project Space, London

References

External links

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White Cube Gallery
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