Mark Wallinger (1959 – )
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BROWN'S (MR J.R. BROWN) 1993 Mark Wallinger (1959 – ) P6546 © The Artist
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THE BOTTOM LINE 1986 Mark Wallinger (1959 – ) P5482 © The Artist
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WHITE HORSE 2013 Mark Wallinger (1959 – ) P8396 © The Artist. Photo by Peter White
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A REAL WORK OF ART 1993 Mark Wallinger (1959 – ) P6953 © The Artist
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ROYAL ASCOT 1994 Mark Wallinger (1959 – ) P6682 © The Artist
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SELF PORTRAIT AS EMILY DAVISON 1993 Mark Wallinger (1959 – ) P7258 © copyright The Artist
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BROWN'S (MR G.A. BROWN) 1993 Mark Wallinger (1959 – ) P6547 © The Artist
Mark Wallinger was born in Chigwell, England in 1959. He studied at Loughton College, Essex, 1977 - 78, Chelsea School of Art, London, 1978–81, and finally at Goldsmiths College, London, 1983 – 85. Wallinger was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1995, and won the award in 2007. He was awarded a Henry Moore Fellowship at the British School in Rome, 1998 and undertook a DAAD International Artists Programme, Berlin, 2001. He represented Britain at the 49th Venice Biennale, 2001. Wallinger lives and works in London.
His early works reflected his roots in the tradition of British left-wing thought, and for his work to have broad appeal. For the Turner Prize exhibition in 1995, his work took his interest in horse racing as a metaphor for the British fixation with class and breeding. He extended the Duchampian idea of the ready made to include an actual race horse named by the artist A Real Work of Art (1994), (the horse was trained in Newmarket but ran only one race before being injured.) Yet on a more general level, his work can also be read as a satire of late twentieth century British identity: its historical myths, traditions, ceremonies and social systems.
Royal Ascot, one of the most famous and exclusive horse races in the world, takes place every year, and is renowned for its royal pageantry and tradition. In Wallinger’s work entitled Royal Ascot (1994), the artist presents the British Royal Family’s processions during this event in their stunning horse-drawn carriages whilst the national anthem is being played, ceremony at its finest. Yet here he has taken footage from several processions from consecutive days and has looped these to play on four monitors. The repetition of the event brings to light its highly ritualised aspect, as well as the mechanical gestures of the Royal Family. Despite the protagonists’ changing outfits, Wallinger brings to light the absurdity of customs, and the highly constructed nature of British pageantry. The work is displayed on four flight cases, in a procession, as a satire on the highly artificial nature of the Royal procession.
In 2008 Wallinger was one of five artists shortlisted for a competition to create a public sculpture in Ebbsfleet, south east England, as part of the regeneration of the area. His proposal to construct a 50 metres high recreation of a thoroughbred racehorse won the competition in 2009.
Selected recent solo exhibitions include: Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London, Carlier Gebauer, Berlin 2010; Kunstmuseum Aarau, Switzerland 2008; State Britain, Tate Britain, London, Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, 2007; National Gallery, Prague 2006; Museo de Arte Carillo Gil, Mexico City 2005. In addition, Wallinger’s work was included in major group exhibitions such as Sensation: Young British Artists from the Saatchi collection, London, Berlin and New York 1997-9, 5th Istanbul Biennale, 1997.
Made in Britain Contemporary Art from the British Council Collection 1980-2010,China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Corporation 2010. ISBN 978-7-5059-7014-4.
Glossary
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Contemporary
Existing or coming into being at the same period; of today or of the present. The term that designates art being made today.
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Sculpture
A three-dimensional work of art. Such works may be carved, modelled, constructed, or cast. Sculptures can also be described as assemblage, in the round, relief, and made in a huge variety of media. Contemporary practice also includes live elements, as in Gilbert & George 'Living Sculpture' as well as broadcast work, radio or sound sculpture.
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- Korea, Seoul, Seoul Museum of Art
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/horse-2015">Horse- Northern Ireland, Derry, Void
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/humbly-through-the-dust-an-exhibition-for-fermanagh-inspired-by-the-british-council-collection-2012"> 'HUMBLY THROUGH THE DUST' – AN EXHIBITION FOR FERMANAGH INSPIRED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTION- UK, Enniskillen, Cooper Wilkinson Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/made-in-britain-2010">MADE IN BRITAIN- Albania, Tirana, National Gallery
- Greece, Athens, Benaki Museum
- China, Suzhou Museum
- China, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
- China, Xian Museum
- China, Sichuan Provincial Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/selection-2010">SELECTION- UK, Blackpool And The Fylde College
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/the-future-demands-your-participation-2010">THE FUTURE DEMANDS YOUR PARTICIPATION- China, Shanghai, Minsheng Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/passports-in-viaggio-con-larte-2009">PASSPORTS. IN VIAGGIO CON L'ARTE- Italy, Milan, Padglione D'arte Contemporanea
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/aftershock-contemporary-british-art-1990-2006-2006">AFTERSHOCK CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART 1990-2006- China, Beijing, Capital Museum
- China, Guangzhou, Guangdong Museum Of Art
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/rituale-2003">RITUALE- Germany, Berlin, Akademie Der Kunst
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/race-class-and-sex-work-by-mark-wallinger-the-anatomy-of-the-horse-drawings-by-george-stubbs-from-the-royal-academy-collection-2002">RACE, CLASS AND SEX WORK BY MARK WALLINGER; THE ANATOMY OF THE HORSE DRAWINGS BY GEORGE STUBBS FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMY COLLECTION- UK, Leeds, Harewood House
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/family-2002">FAMILY- USA, Ridgefield, The Aldrich Museum Of Contemporary Art
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/multiplication-2001">MULTIPLICATION- Chile, Santiago, Instituto De Arte Moderno
- Colombia, Barranquilla, Museo De Arte Moderno
- Colombia, Cali, Museo La Tertulia
- Colombia, Bogota, Galeria Santa Fe De Bogota
- Venezuela, Caracas, Museo De Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero
- Venezuela, Maracaibo, Museo Arte Contemporaneo De Zulia
- Albania, Tirana, Galeria Kombetare E Arteve
- Macedonia, Skopje, Museum Of Modern Art
- Bulgaria, Varna, Varna Art Museum
- Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Plovdiv City Art Gallery
- Bulgaria, Sofia, Sofia City Art Gallery
- Cyprus, Limassol, Evagoras Lanitis Centre
- Cyprus, Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
- Slovenia, Ljubljana, Mestna Gallery
- Slovenia, Celje, Contemporary Arts Gallery
- Slovenia, Maribor, Kibla Centre
- Estonia, Tallinn, Tallinn Town Hall
- Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Museum of Fine Art, Husove Street Gallery
- Yugoslavia, Podgorica, Podgorica
- Yugoslavia, Belgrade, Masarakova Art Pavilion
- Poland, Wroclaw, Awagarda Gallery
- Croatia, Zagreb, Muzej Suvremene Umjetnosti
- Croatia, Zadar, Galerija Umjetnin Narodnog Muzeja
- Croatia, Split, Galerija Umjetnina
- Croatia, Dubrovnik, Palaca Sponza
- Romania, Sibiu, Museum Brukenthal
- Romania, Brasov, Muzeul De Arta Brasov
- Romania, Bucharest, National Museum Of Art
- UK, London, British Council - Telford Way
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/century-city-art-and-culture-in-the-modern-metropolis-2001">CENTURY CITY: ART AND CULTURE IN THE MODERN METROPOLIS- UK, London, Tate Modern
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/mark-wallinger-credo-2000">MARK WALLINGER: CREDO- UK, Liverpool, Tate Liverpool
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/dimensions-variable-1997">DIMENSIONS VARIABLE- Romania, Bucharest, National Theatre Galleries
- Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovak National Gallery
- Hungary, Budapest, Museum Of Modern Art
- Lithuania, Vilnius, Centre Of Contemporary Art
- Germany, Darmstadt, Institute Mathildenhohe
- Croatia, Zagreb, Zagreb Union Of Croatian Artists
- Czechoslovakia, Prague, Museum Of Modern Art
- Germany, Chemnitz, Stadtische Kunstsammlungen
- Poland, Warsaw, Zacheta Gallery
- Ukraine, Kyiv, Soros Foundation
- Sweden, Stockholm, Royal Academy Of Free Arts
- Finland, Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/cries-whispers-new-works-for-the-british-council-collection-1988">CRIES & WHISPERS NEW WORKS FOR THE BRITISH COUNCIL COLLECTION- Mexico, Guadalajara, Instituto Cultural Cabanas
- Mexico, Mexico City, Museo De Arte Moderno, Galeria De Exposiciones Temporales
- Colombia, Colombia
- Peru, Peru
- Ecuador, Ecuador
- Philippines, Manila, Culture Center Of The Phillpines
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
- Turkey, Istanbul, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi
- Turkey, Antalya, Belediye Kultur Salnou Fuayesi
- Turkey, Izmir, Ege Üniversitesi Atatürk Kültür Merkezi
- Turkey, Ankara, Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Galerisi
- Spain, Las Palmas, San Antonio Abad Gallery
- Spain, Zamora, Casa De La Cultura
- Spain, Salamanca, Salamanca University
- Spain, Terrasa, Centro Cultural Caixa De Terrasa
- Spain, Palma De Mallorca, Centro Cultural 'sa Nostra'
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural Galileo
- Spain, Cadiz, Ayuntamiento De Jerez
- Spain, Bilbao, Museo De Bellas Artes De Bilbao
- Spain, Valencia, Galeria Ambiente Cero
- Spain, Leon, Caja De Ahorros
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Centre For Contemporary Art
- Australia, Melbourne, Heide Park And Art Gallery
- Australia, Shepparton, Shepparton Art Gallery
- Australia, Newcastle, Newcastle Region Art Gallery