Mark Titchner

Mark Titchner
Born 1973
Luton, England, UK
Nationality English
Education Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London
Occupation Artist

Mark Titchner (born 1973) is an English artist, and 2006 nominee for the Turner Prize.[1] He lives and works in London.

Early life

Titchner was born in Luton. He graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, in 1995. He was nominated for the Turner Prize for a solo show at the Arnolfini, Bristol, in which he displayed the sculptural installation "How To Change Behaviour (Tiny Masters Of The World Come Out)".[1] The Tate Gallery described his work in the following manner:

... hybrid installations furthered his exploration into systems of belief. Working across a wide range of media, including light boxes and extraordinary hand-carved contraptions, his work continues to interweave a vast array of references from heavy metal lyrics to philosophy.[1]

In 2007 he was included in the 52nd Venice Biennale exhibiting in Ukraine's Pavilion, A Poem about an Inland Sea. A solo exhibition Run, Black River, Run followed at BALTIC, Gateshead early in 2008.[2] His book WHY AND WHY NOT was published by Bookworks in 2004.[3]

In 2003, he had a solo show Be Angry but Don't Stop Breathing[4] as part of the Art Now series at Tate Britain.[5]

In 2011, he had a solo show "Be True to Your Oblivion" at The New Art Gallery Walsall. This exhibition formed part of Capsule's Home of Metal project, a huge cultural project to establish Birmingham and the Black Country as the home of heavy metal. He was the Art Gallery of Ontario's Artist-in-Residence from September to October 2012.[6]

His work is held in the permanent collections of the South London Gallery,[7] the United Kingdom Government Art Collection[8] and the Tate Gallery.[9]

Exhibitions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Turner Prize 2006: artists, Mark Titchner". Tate. Tate. 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Profile, balticmill.com; accessed 16 July 2015.
  3. ↑ WHY AND WHY NOT, bookworks.org.uk; accessed 16 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Tate Gallery website; accessed 16 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Art Now: Be Angry but Don't Stop Breathing", tate.org.uk; accessed 16 May 2006.
  6. ↑ "Artist-in-Residence". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Profile southlondongallery.org; accessed 10 May 2008.
  8. ↑ Profile, gac.culture.gov.uk; accessed 10 June 2008.
  9. ↑ Artists' Works, tate.org.uk; accessed 10 June 2008.

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