Marc Quinn

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Marc Quinn is a contemporary British artist known for his provocative sculptures and installations that explore themes of the body, identity, and mortality, and for being a prominent member of the Young British Artists movement.

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instanceOf Young British Artist
contemporary artist
human
activeYearsStart late 1980s
commissionedBy Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commission NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1964-01-08
educatedAt Cambridge University NERFINISHED
Robinson College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
employer self-employed
familyName Quinn NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork contemporary art
installation art
sculpture
genre conceptual art
contemporary art
givenName Marc NERFINISHED
hasWorkInCollection British Museum NERFINISHED
Centre Pompidou NERFINISHED
Fondazione Prada NERFINISHED
Guggenheim Museum NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED
National Portrait Gallery, London NERFINISHED
Saatchi Collection NERFINISHED
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam NERFINISHED
Tate NERFINISHED
language English
materialUsed blood
bronze
flowers
gold
ice
marble
oil paint
photography
silicone
stainless steel
movement Young British Artists NERFINISHED
conceptual art
contemporary art
name Marc Quinn NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableExhibition Sensation exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED
solo exhibitions at Fondation Beyeler
solo exhibitions at Tate Britain
solo exhibitions at White Cube
notableFor installations exploring the body
provocative sculptures
use of unconventional materials
works about identity
works about mortality
notablePublicArtwork Alison Lapper Pregnant on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square NERFINISHED
notableWork Alison Lapper Pregnant NERFINISHED
Blood Head series NERFINISHED
Chemical Life Support NERFINISHED
Evolution NERFINISHED
Garden
History Paintings NERFINISHED
Making Waves NERFINISHED
Our Blood NERFINISHED
Planet NERFINISHED
Self
Sphinx NERFINISHED
The Archaeology of Art NERFINISHED
The Archaeology of the Mind NERFINISHED
The Beauty of Science NERFINISHED
The Big Bang NERFINISHED
The Breath of Life NERFINISHED
The Complete Marbles NERFINISHED
The Creation of History NERFINISHED
The Eight Thoughts NERFINISHED
The Eye of History NERFINISHED
The Eye of Time NERFINISHED
The Eye of the Storm NERFINISHED
The Garden of Eden NERFINISHED
The History of Art NERFINISHED
The Invisible Man NERFINISHED
The Kiss NERFINISHED
The Kiss of Death NERFINISHED
The Man Who Couldn’t See NERFINISHED
The Memory of Water NERFINISHED
The Miraculous Journey NERFINISHED
The Nature of Things NERFINISHED
The Origin of Art NERFINISHED
The Origin of Species NERFINISHED
The Road to Enlightenment NERFINISHED
The Shape of History NERFINISHED
The Shape of Things to Come NERFINISHED
The Sleep of Reason NERFINISHED
The Toxic Sublime NERFINISHED
The Weight of History NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
residence London, England
surface form: London
studied history of art
theme body
celebrity culture
disability
environment
genetics
identity
mortality
website https://marcquinn.com

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