Anish KapoorSir Anish Mikhail KapoorCBERA (born 12 March 1954) is a British Indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art. Born in Mumbai, Kapoor attended the all-boys Indian boarding school The Doon School, before moving to the United Kingdom to begin his art training at Hornsey College of Art and, later, Chelsea School of Art and Design.
Nicholas LogsdailChristopher Nicholas Roald LogsdailOBE (born June 1945) is the founder and co-owner of Lisson Gallery, one of the longest-running international contemporary art galleries in the world. The gallery has locations on Bell Street and Lisson Grove in west London, two locations on West 24th Street in New York City, and locations on N. Sycamore Avenue in Los Angeles, Huqiu Road in Shanghai, and Jinhang East Road in Beijing.
Richard Deacon (sculptor)Richard Deacon (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize. Early life and educationDeacon was born in Bangor, Wales and educated at Plymouth College. He then studied at the Somerset College of Art, Taunton, at Saint Martin's School of Art, London, and at the Royal College of Art, also in London. He left the Royal College in 1977, and went on to study part-time at the Chelsea School of Art.
Laure ProuvostLaure Prouvost (born 1978) is a French artist living and working in Brussels, Belgium. She won the 2013 Turner Prize. In 2019, she represented France at the Venice Biennale with the multi-media installation Deep See Blue Surrounding You. Early life and educationProuvost was born in Croix, an upscale suburb of Lille, France, and attended a local school with a strong arts focus. Prouvost studied film at Central Saint Martins and also attended Goldsmiths, University of London.
Rodney GrahamWilliam Rodney GrahamOC (January 16, 1949 – October 22, 2022) was a Canadian visual artist and musician. He was closely associated with the Vancouver School. Early lifeGraham was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on January 16, 1949. He studied art history at the University of British Columbia and subsequently went to Simon Fraser University (SFU). He intended to concentrate on writing and literature before taking a modern art course taught by Ian Wallace at SFU.
Grenville DaveyGrenville Davey (28 April 1961 – 28 February 2022) was a British sculptor and winner of the 1992 Turner Prize. Davey was a visiting professor of the University of the Arts London and programme leader, MA Fine Art at the University of East London. From December 2010 he became resident artist at the physics department of Queen Mary, University of London, working with David Berman.
Tony CraggSir Anthony Douglas Cragg (born 9 April 1949) is an Anglo-German sculptor, resident in Wuppertal, Germany since 1977. Early life and trainingTony Cragg was born in Liverpool. His father was an aerospace engineer. He first worked as a lab technician for the British Rubber Producers Research Association after high school.Lisson GroveLisson Grove is a street and district in the City of Westminster in London, England. The neighbourhood contains a few important cultural landmarks, including Lisson Gallery, Alfies Antique Market, Red Bus Recording Studios, the former Christ Church, now the Greenhouse Centre, Stringers of London and the Seashell of Lisson Grove.
Marina AbramovićMarina Abramović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марина Абрамовић, pronounced [marǐːna abrǎːmovitɕ]; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, the relationship between the performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind.
Julian OpieJulian Opie (; born 1958) is a visual artist of the New British Sculpture movement. Life and educationOpie was born in London in 1958 and raised in the city of Oxford. He attended The Dragon School and then Magdalen College School, Oxford, from 1972 to 1977. He graduated in 1982 from Goldsmiths, University of London, where he was taught by conceptual artist and painter Michael Craig-Martin. He was a Sargant Fellow at The British School at Rome in 1994.Yu HongYu Hong (Chinese: 喻红; born 1966) is a Chinese contemporary artist. Her works characteristically portray the female perspectives in all stages of life and the relationship between the individual and the rapid social changes taking place in China. She works primarily in oil paint but also in pastels, fabric dye on canvas, silk and resin. Yu Hong is "routinely named amongst China’s leading female artists". Her work is celebrated for its intimacy, honesty and tactility.
Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei ( EYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, IPA: [âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese government and its stance on democracy and human rights.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.