Russell Young
Life and career
Russell Young (born March 13, 1959) is a British-American artist. Young studied photography, film and graphic design at the Chester Art College and later attended Exeter Art College. He moved to London and gained recognition photographing the early live club shows in the late 1970s of Bauhaus, R.E.M. and the Smiths. During this period he shot portraits of Morrissey, Björk, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, New Order, Diana Ross, Paul Newman. In 1986, he shot the ‘Faith’ sleeve for George Michael. In the following ten years he directed more than 100 music videos during the heyday of MTV.
In September 2000, while living in New York City, he began to concentrate on art and to devote himself to painting.
Young is best known for his enamel, screen-print paintings on linen, which explore celebrity, rock and roll, death and history. His earliest notable works as an artist are his "Pig Portraits", life-size Police mug shots of celebrities screened onto canvas. First shown in 2003 they proved a critical success and were exhibited in London and the United States. He followed this with his Fame + Shame series that explored American life as seen through the eyes of a young man growing up in England.
Young's work has been shown nationally and internationally including at Scope/Basel, Switzerland SCOPE Art Show and Art Miami, Florida.
Charitable work
Young is a supporter [1] of The Art Of Elysium. The Art of Elysium was created in August 1997 in Los Angeles, California and the organization bridges the gap between the artistic community and hospitalized children by bringing in acting, art, music and various other artistic expressions to take the patients minds off of their circumstance and to give them an outlet to express. Young has been involved with many events where his pieces have been sold for the benefit of the charity.
Individual exhibitions
2013
| City | Title | Gallery |
| London | "Dreamland" | Bankrobber London |
| London | "The Fight of the Paso Del Mar" | Bankrobber London |
| Singapore | "Kate Moss" | Collectors Contemporary |
| London | "Suicide" | Bankrobber London |
| Vienna | "Suicide" | Galerie G. Hartinger Fine Arts |
| Zurich | "Suicide" | Vertes Modern Art Zurich |
| Paris | "Private View" | Taglialatella Galleries |
| Indianapolis | "Rethinking the American Dream" | Modern Masters Fine Art |
| New York | "Kate Moss Private" | Taglialatella Galleries |
| San Francisco | "Kate Moss" | White Walls |
2012
| City | Title | Gallery |
| Miami | "Kate Moss" | Art Basel Miami Overture |
| Los Angeles | "Diamond Dust" | Guy Hepner |
| New York | "Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary" | Rolling Stones |
| Zurich | "Russell Young" | Vertes Modern Art Zurich |
| London | "Entertainment for Men" | Playboy Club |
| New York | "This Land is My Land" | Taglialatella Galleries |
| Miami | "Diamond Dust" | Art Basel Miami Overture |
| Dallas | "Private Show" | Goss Michael Foundation |
| Kiev | "Russell Young" | Galerie G. Hartinger Fine Arts, Art Kiev Contemporary |
| Indianapolis | "A Working Class Hero is Something To Be" | Long-Sharp Gallery |
| Dallas | "A Retrospective" | Goss Michael Foundation |
| Dallas | "Only Anarchists Are Pretty" | Goss Michael Foundation |
| Los Angeles | "The Queen is Dead" | Guy Hepner |
| Vienna | "The Last Picture Show" | Galerie G. Hartinger Fine Arts |
| Detroit | "The Last Picture Show" | Long-Sharp/ Curis Modern and Contemporary |
2011
| City | Title | Gallery |
| Bal Harbour | "The Last Picture Show" | Guy Hepner |
| Detroit | "American Envy III" | Long-Sharp/Curtis Modern and Contemporary |
| Los Angeles | "The Last Picture Show" | Guy Hepner |
| Southampton, NY | "Helter Skelter" | Gallery |
| Southampton, NY | "American Envy II" | Gallery |
| London | "Works on Paper" | Whisper |
| London | "American Envy I" | Scream |
| Vienna | "Diamond Dust" | Galerie G Hartinger Fine Arts |
| Montreal | "Icons" | Galerie de Bellefeuille |
| Los Angeles | "Death of a Disco Dancer LIVE | Art of Elysium |
| Los Angeles | "Russell Young" | Guy Hepner @ LAAS |
2010
| City | Title | Gallery |
| Paris | "Russell Young" | Taglialatella Galleries |
| London | "Diamonds are Forever" | Scream |
| Beverly Hills | "Icons & Iconoclasts" | Karl Hutter Fine Art |
| Los Angeles | "Pig Portraits" | Guy Hepner |
| London | "Scream" | Saatchi Gallery |
| Knokke-Zoute, Belgium | "Russell Young" | Robinsons Art Gallery |
| San Francisco | "Diamond Dust" | Russeck Gallery |
| Los Angeles | "New Paintings" | Guy Hepner |
| Singapore | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Collectors Contemporary |
| London | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Scream |
| Beverly Hills | "Selected Works" | Karl Hutter Fine Arts |
| Tulsa | "Russell Young" | Aberson Exhibits |
| Palm Beach | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Taglialatella Galleries |
2009
| City | Title | Gallery |
| Miami Fountain Art Fair | "Personal Jesus LIVE" | MILK Gallery |
| Toronto | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Nikola Rukaj Gallery |
| San Francisco | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Russeck Gallery |
| New York | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Valentino |
| Los Angeles | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Guy Hepner |
| Southampton, NY | "Dirty Pretty Things" | Gallery |
| Ithaca, Greece | Goat Bood LIVE | Bankrobber |
| Cologne | "Russell Young Works on Linen" | Galerie |
| New York | "The History of Violence LIVE" | Gallery |
| London | "The Last Picture Show" | Sims Reed Gallery |
2008
| City | Title | Gallery |
| Miami | "Cocaine #1 LIVE" | Gallery at Scope |
| Beverly Hills | "Russell Young" | Karl Hutter Fine Art |
| Southampton, NY | "Diamond Dust" | Gallery |
| Southampton, NY | "Fame+Shame LIVE" | Gallery |
| New York | "Rebel Rebel" | Art of Elysium at Milk Gallery |
| Singapore | "Russell Young" | Collectors Contemporary |
| New York | "Punk+Grafitti" | Milk Gallery |
2007
| City | Title | Gallery |
| San Francisco | "Russell Young" | Altermann Modern |
| New York | "Horsepower" | Milk Gallery |
| New York | "Works on Paper" | Sims Reed Gallery |
| New York | "Storm" | Vanina Holasek Gallery |
| London | "Fame+Shame" | Bankrobber |
| Paris | "Los Angeles" | Galerie Adler |
| Southampton, NY | "Pig Portraits" | Gallery |
| Art Basel Miami | "Ink" | Sims Reed Gallery |
2006
| City | Title | Gallery |
| Beverly Hills | "White Rabbit" | The Art Of Elysium |
| Miami Art Basel | "Warhol and Young" | Sims Reed Gallery |
| London | "Russell Young" | Sims Reed Gallery |
2005
| City | Title | Gallery |
| New York | "Fame+Shame" | Vanina Holasek Gallery |
| Los Angeles | "Fame+Shame" | The Art of Elysium |
2003
| City | Title | Gallery |
| London | "Pig Portraits" | SP Gallery |
| Los Angeles | "Pig Portraits" | The Art Of Elysium at Don Melveney Gallery |
References
- Russell Young, New York Press, Volume 15, Number 34, August 21-27, 2002
- Idol Worship, New York Post, December 25, 2003
- Russell Young, Black Book Magazine, December/January 2003
- Look Behind the Evil Stare, It's Kate Moss, The Sunday Times, January 20, 2008
- Artl Basel, Art Forum, December 2009
- Profile: Russell Young, The Real, BBC News, October 22, 2010
- Five Minutes with Russell Young, Rebel Rebel Anti Style, July 28, 2011
- Russell Young Retrospective, Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas Arts News, January 2012
- Russell Young, American Envy Interview, Creative Mapping, February 4, 2012
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