Richard Wilson (sculptor)

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Richard Wilson (born May 24, 1953) is a sculptor and musician.

Born in London in, he studied at the London College of Printing, Hornsey College of Art and Reading University. He was the DAAD residenct in Berlin in 1992, Maeda Visiting Artist at the Architectural Association in 1998 and nominated for the Turner Prize in both 1988 and 1989.

Richard Wilson's first solo show was 11 Pieces and was given at the Coracle Press Gallery in London, UK in 1976 and since then has had 50 exhibitions around the world.

Wilson's work is characterised by architectural concerns with volume, illusionary spaces and auditary perception. His most famous work "20:50", a room of specific proportions, half filled with highly reflective used sump oil creating an illusion of the room turned upside down was first exhibited at Matts Gallery, London in 1987, became one of the signature pieces of the Saatchi Gallery.

He formed the Bow Gamelan Ensemble in 1983 with Anne Bean and Paul Burwell.