Pieces (art Installation)
Baldrick Buckle (born 1972) is a United Kingdom, British-born artist and sculptor. Officially a resident of the Netherlands, Buckle owns an apartment and studio complex in the Bijlmer district of Amsterdam but has spent almost all of the last decade in America, Australia, Japan and Singapore. Work Often socially or politically motivated, Buckle's sculptures and installations capture an irony, ironic view and disillusionment with Cultural hegemony, hegemonic culture systems and globalisation. By using common objects and images with which to illustrate his point, Buckle's work is deliberately accessible. This has on occasion led to criticisms of one-dimensionality and populism. Buckle's shows include ''Bread & Work!'' (Oude Kerk (Amsterdam), Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, January 2007) and ''Pieces'' (Europlaza, Pakhuis De Zwijger, Amsterdam, May 2007) both of which were covered by the Netherlands, Dutch national newspapers ''NRC Handelsblad'' and ''De Telegraaf''. A version of ''Pieces ...
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ...
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