Michael Dean (born 1977) is a British artist, living and working in
London, United Kingdom
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.
In 2016 he was shortlisted for the
Turner Prize
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.
Dean's sculptural work is focused on typefaces.
He graduated from
Goldsmiths, University of London
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in 2001 with a BA Fine Art (Studio Practice and Contemporary Critical Theory).
Career
In 2016, Dean was a Turner Prize nominee. In 2018, he was nominated for the
Hepworth Prize for Sculpture.
Dean's solo exhibitions include ''Government'' at
Henry Moore Institute
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(2010), ''Qualities of Violence'' at
De Appel
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arts centre,
Amsterdam
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(2015), ''Sic Glyphs'' at
South London Gallery
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(2016),
''Lost True Leaves'' at the
Nasher Sculpture Center
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in
Dallas, Texas
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, U.S.A. (2016),
''Tender Tender'' at
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
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, Munster and ''Stamen Papers'' a
Fondazione Giuliani Rome (2016).
References
External links
Contemporary Art Daily: Michael Dean at Herald StMichael Dean - Sic Glyphs @ South London Gallery
1977 births
Living people
Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
English contemporary artists
British male sculptors
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