Phyllida Barlow
Phyllida Barlow (born 1944, Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a British artist living and working in London. Barlow studied at Chelsea College of Art (1960–1963) before moving to the Slade School of Fine Art, (1963–1966) where she later became a Professor. Former pupils of Barlow include artists Tacita Dean, Rachel Whiteread and Douglas Gordon. From 2003-2004, she participated in the CentralTrak Artist Residency in Dallas, Texas. In 2009, she stopped teaching in order to focus on her own work. In 2011, Barlow was elected a Royal Academician.
Work
"Things aren't just visual. They are sensations of physicality". – Phyllida Barlow in Modern Painters, Summer 2011
For over four decades, Barlow has created anti-monumental sculptures from inexpensive, low-grade materials such as cardboard, fabric, plywood, polystyrene, scrim and cement. Barlow's sculptural practice is centred on her experimentation with these materials and the process of re-contextualising them to create large-scale, three-dimensional collages. Her constructions are often crudely painted in industrial or synthetic colours, resulting in abstract, seemingly unstable forms: the seams of their construction are simultaneously revealed and concealed. Often appearing unstable and ephemeral, Barlow’s work constantly reinvestigates the possibilities of form, mass and volume. Drawing also plays an important role in Barlow’s practice. Her works on paper echo the rough surfaces of her sculpture and play with matter and space. The drawings are made independently of the sculptural works and are not preparatory sketches but works in their own right.
Barlow's recent solo exhibitions include 'RIG', Hauser & Wirth London, Piccadilly (2011); 'Cast', Kunstverein Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany (2011); 'STREET', BAWAG Contemporary, Vienna, Austria (2010); and in 2010, she was in the two-person show at the Serpentine Gallery, London, England with Nairy Baghramian. Recent group shows include 'Sculptural Acts' a group show at Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (2011); 'Before the Law' at Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (2011); 'Displaced Fractures', Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland (2010). In May 2012, Barlow received the Aachen Art Prize and present a solo exhibition at Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany. Since 2010, Barlow has been represented by Hauser & Wirth, London.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012
Phyllida Barlow: Bad Copies, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England
Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
Hauser and Wirth, New York NY
2011
RIG, Hauser and Wirth, London, England
Cast, Kunstverein Nürnberg, Nuremberg, Germany
2010
BLUFF, Studio Voltaire, London, England
SWAMP, V22, London, England
STREET, BAWAG Contemporary, Vienna, Austria
2009
BRAKE, One in the Other Gallery, London, England
2008
STINT, Mead Gallery, Warwick Art Centre, Warwick, England
STACK, FENCE, Southbank Centre, London, England
2007
Under Over, Canary Wharf, London, England
Ramp Tower Flags, Galerià Jesús Gallardo, León, Mexico
New Sculpture: In the Gallery and Grounds, New Art Centre, Roche Court, London, England
2005
SKIT, Bloomberg Space, London, England
Remnants, Dallas, 2003, MAC, Centre for Contemporary Art, Dallas TX
2004
PENINSULAR, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, England
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Human Capsules. Eight Female Artists from the Ursula Hauser Collection, Lokremise, St. Gall, Switzerland
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times. Rebirth and Apocalypse in Contemporary Art, First International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Mystetskyi Arsenal, Kiev, Ukraine
2011
Open Space, Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Sculptural Acts, Haus de Kunst, Munich, Germany
Before the Law, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
ARTISTS for Kettle's Yard, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, England
2010
Nairy Baghramian and Phyllida Barlow, Serpentine Gallery, London, England
Old Ideas, Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Under One Umbrella, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Germany
Displaced Fractures - Über die Bruchlinien von Architekturen und ihren Körpern, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland
2009
The Real V22 Sculpture Exhibition, The Almond Building, London, England
2008
Prospects and Interior Sculptors, Drawings of Inner Space, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England
2007
etc..., Amagerfaelledvej Art Project, Copenhagen, Denmark
Art 38 Basel, The Swiss Exhibition Centre, Basel, Switzerland
Entre Muros (Between Walls,) Galeria Casa de los Manos, Leon, Mexico
2006
Ebb and Flow, RAID Projects, Los Angeles CA
Entre Muros (Between Walls,) The Thomas Chavez Morado Gallery and Attrium, Dallas TX
Wandering Star, GANA Art Centre, Seoul, Korea
Please Close the Gate: Painted Sculpture at Roche Court, Royal Academy, London, England
2005 New Acquisitions: Works on Paper, Phyllida Barlow, Cecil Johnson-Soliz, Sarah Stanton, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England
Merveilles du Monde, Musee de L'Art Contemporain, Dunkirque, France
Arte Fiera Bologna, Fiera Internazionale d'Arte contemporanea/International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Bologna, Italy
References
External links
- http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3cadeae0-d321-11e0-9ba8-00144feab49a.html#axzz1kItpOMBJ
- http://www.hauserwirth.com/artists/50/phyllida-barlow/biography/ Hauser & Wirth
- http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/curatorial-coup-nairy-baghramian-and-phyllida-barlow-share-a-show-at-the-serpentine-1972159.html
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/06/artist-week-phyllida-barlow
- http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/academicians/sculptors/phyllida-barlow-ra,1691,AR.html Phyllida Barlow RA