Rachel Whiteread (1963 – )
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L0ND0N 2012 2011 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P8373 © Rachel Whiteread
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A. CLAPTON PARK ESTATE, MANDEVILLE STREET, LONDON E5 1996 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6533 © Rachel Whiteread
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A. CLAPTON PARK ESTATE, MANDEVILLE STREET, LONDON E5 1996 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6534 © Rachel Whiteread
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B. CLAPTON PARK ESTATE, MANDEVILLE STREET, LONDON E5 1996 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6538 © Rachel Whiteread
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B. CLAPTON PARK ESTATE, MANDEVILLE STREET, LONDON E5 1996 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6539 © Rachel Whiteread
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C. CLAPTON PARK ESTATE, MANDEVILLE STREET, LONDON E5 1996 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6542 © Rachel Whiteread
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Untitled (Torso) 1991 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P8607
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C. CLAPTON PARK ESTATE, MANDEVILLE STREET, LONDON E5 1996 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6543 © Rachel Whiteread
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A. CLAPTON PARK ESTATE, MANDEVILLE STREET, LONDON E5 1996 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6535 © Rachel Whiteread
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UNTITLED (BLACK BOOKS) 1996/97 Rachel Whiteread (1963 – ) P6875 © Rachel Whiteread
Whiteread was born in London and studied painting at Brighton Polytechnic from 1982-1985, and later sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, London from 1985-1987. She participated in the DAAD Artist’s Programme, Berlin in 1992 and was awarded the Turner Prize at the Tate Gallery, London in 1993. That same year she confirmed her position as one of the most important artists of her generation and gained international fame with House, a sculpture cast from the interior space of an entire condemned Victorian terraced house. The resulting sculpture was left in the location where the original house had once stood, on Grove Road in London’s east end. House stood for three months before being demolished by Hackney Council to clear a communal park; the sculpture stood on one edge.
Whiteread casts directly from the negative space around and inside familiar utilitarian objects using plaster, resin and rubber. What remains is a reminder, ephemeral space and time made solid and tangible. Her work traces memory and absence, the cast sculptures bearing evidence of the original object; colour from wallpaper seeping into casting plaster, or imperfections in the underside of a cast iron bath tub faithfully recorded in resin. In addition to her sculpture, Whiteread uses photography as part of her practice: photographs of structures, buildings under construction or demolition, furniture abandoned in the street, empty rooms.
Whiteread had her first solo exhibition in 1988 at the Carlyle Gallery, London and two years later showed Ghost, a plaster cast of a room in a Victorian house at the Chisenhale Gallery, London. In 1996, the Tate Gallery Liverpool mounted a major solo exhibition, and an exhibition quickly followed at the Palacio de Velazquez, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid the following year. She was selected to represent Britain for the XLVII Venice Biennale, for which she won the coveted Golden Lion. Her major commission for the Holocaust Memorial in Vienna was inaugurated in 2000. Her work is represented in major international collections
De la Moore la Hirst 60 de ani de sculptura Britanica (From Moore to Hirst: Sixty Years of British Sculpture), The British Council and the National Museum of Art, Bucharest 2004
Glossary
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Cast
To form material such as molten metal, liquid plaster or liquid plastic into a three-dimensional shape, by pouring into a mould. Also see Lost-wax casting.
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Negative
An image in which colours and shades of an inage are reversed: the light areas of the object appear dark and the dark areas appear light. Also refers to a film, plate, or other photographic material containing such an image.
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
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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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Portfolios
- Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Athr Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/rachel-whiteread-2017">Rachel Whiteread- UK, London, Tate Britain
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/new-past-contemporary-art-from-the-uk-2016">NEW PAST - CONTEMPORARY ART FROM THE UK- Uzbekistan, Tashkent, National Arts Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/ghosts-of-other-stories-2016">Ghosts of Other Stories- Ireland, Sligo, The Model
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/never-judge-a-book-2016">Never Judge A Book ...- UK, Hay-on-Wye, Richard Booth's Bookshop
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/post-pop-east-meets-west-2014">Post Pop: East meets West- UK, London, Saatchi Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-express-2013">BRITISH EXPRESS- Slovakia, Kosice, Kunsthalle
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/olympic-prints-2012">OLYMPIC PRINTS- China, Nanjing, Nanjing University of the Arts
- China, Shanghai, Xintiandi
- China, Qingdao, Qingdao Arts Museum
- China, Beijing, Red Star Gallery
- China, Shenzhen, Guan Shanyue Arts Museum
- Hong Kong, Cyberport Convention and Exhibition Centre
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/damien-hirst-the-complete-spot-paintings-1986-2011-2012">DAMIEN HIRST THE COMPLETE SPOT PAINTINGS 1986-2011- Italy, Rome, Gagosian
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/the-third-dimension-2009">THE THIRD DIMENSION- UK, London, Whitechapel Art Gallery
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/rachel-whiteread-plastiken-und-zeichnungen-2005">RACHEL WHITEREAD PLASTIKEN UND ZEICHNUNGEN- Germany, Schwerin, Staatliches Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/rachel-whiteread-2003">RACHEL WHITEREAD- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Museu De Arte Moderna
- Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Museu De Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC)
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/sculpture-in-the-close-2003">SCULPTURE IN THE CLOSE- UK, Cambridge, Jesus College
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/blast-to-freeze-britische-kunst-im-20-jahrhundert-2002">BLAST TO FREEZE: BRITISCHE KUNST IM 20. JAHRHUNDERT- France, Toulouse, Les Abattoirs
- Germany, Wolfsburg Kunstmuseum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/double-vision-2001">DOUBLE VISION- Germany, Leipzig, Galerie Fur Zeitgenossische Kunst
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/field-day-sculpture-from-britain-2001">FIELD DAY SCULPTURE FROM BRITAIN- Taiwan, Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/le-musee-a-lheure-anglaise-1999">LE MUSEE A L'HEURE ANGLAISE- France, Valenciennes, Musee Des Beaux Arts
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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/a-changed-world-1997">A CHANGED WORLD- Malta, Valletta, St James Cavalier Centre For Creativity
- Cyprus, Nicosia, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
- Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe In Bulawayo
- South Africa, Cape Town, South African National Gallery
- South Africa, Johannesburg, Johannesburg Art Gallery
- Zimbabwe, Harare, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe
- Pakistan, Lahore, The Old Fort
- Pakistan, Karachi, Hindu Gymkhana
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/multiple-choice-1997">MULTIPLE CHOICE- Sri Lanka, Colombo, Lionel Wendt Gallery
- Singapore, Lasalle-Sia College Of The Arts
- Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, National Art Gallery
- Malaysia, Penang, Penang State Museum And Art Gallery
- Thailand, Chiangmai University Gallery
- Thailand, Silpakorn University Art Gallery
- Czech Republic, Pilsen, X Centre Gallery
- Czech Republic, Gallery Zbrojnice
- Brazil, Brasilia, Art Museum
- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Mac Museu De Arts Contemporanea
- Brazil, Curitiba, Museu Metropolitan De Arte
- Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Paco Imperial
- Colombia, Bogota, Banco De La Republica
- Cuba, Havana, Centro Wifredo Lam
- Venezuela, Caracas, Museo De Arts Contemporaneo, SOFIA IMBER
- Venezuela, Maracaibo, Museo Arte Contemporaneo De Zulia
- Bolivia, La Paz, British Council Office - La Paz
- Peru, Trujillo, Continental Bank
- Peru, Arequipa, Centro Cultural Chaves De La Rosa
- Peru, Lima, Peruvian British Cultural Association
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-art-from-the-british-council-collection-1996">Contemporary art from the British Council Collection- Belgium, Brussels, Western European Union
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/new-art-from-britain-1995">NEW ART FROM BRITAIN- Poland, Lodz, Muzeum Sztuki
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/new-voices-1992">NEW VOICES- Macedonia, Skopje, Museum Of Modern Art
- Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Musuem Of Fine Arts, The House Of The Black Madonna
- Russia, Nizhny Novgorod, Kremlin Museum
- Slovakia, Bratislava, Mirbachov Palace
- Russia, St Petersburg, The Russian Museum
- Greece, Athens, Art Halls Of The Cultural Centre Of The Municipality Of Athens
- Romania, Bucharest, National Theatre Galleries
- Germany, Magdeburg, Kulturhistorisches Museum
- Spain, Jerez, Sala Pescaderia Vieja, Ayunamiento De Jerez
- Spain, Murcia, Veronicas Sala De Exposiciones
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural Galileo
- Spain, Bilbao, Museo De Bellas Artes De Bilbao
- Spain, Barcelona, Centre De Art Santa Monica
- Turkey, Izmir, Izfas Gallery
- Turkey, Ankara, State Fine Arts Gallery
- Turkey, Istanbul, Istanbul Greater City Municipality Taksim Art Gallery
- Luxembourg, Musee National D'histoire Et D'art
- Belgium, Brussels, EEC Presidency Exhibition
- Belgium, Brussels, La Borschette
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/metropolis-1991">METROPOLIS- Germany, Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau