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Liam Gillick

Liam Gillick (Born 1964) is active/lives in England.  Liam Gillick is known for Social, political theme colorful geometric aluminum sculpture, texts, art writing.

Liam Gillick on His Uncompromisingly Intellectual Art, by Alex Greenberger, Artspace website,
Jan. 9, 2014

As contemporary artists go, Liam Gillick is an outlier. He's the YBA whose work is more cerebral than provocative. He's a postmodern artist who often takes up modernist techniques. And he's the rare contemporary artist who really cares about getting his work beyond the white cube of the gallery into the outside world.

The tensions within Gillick's art require that gallery-goers engage deeply with the work, and critics have underlined that by retrospectively placing the artist under the rubric of relational aesthetics, the loosely defined movement that foregrounds the participatory viewing experience. Despite these demands—or because of them—Gillick's work also can be especially rewarding. His colorful Plexiglas structures are often beautiful, and his writings are layered and thought-provoking. We spoke to the Turner Prize nominee about the potent   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9113 characters.]  Artist bio

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1 Book References for Liam Gillick
Year Author Title Pages Color
2004 Koh, Germaine Prototype: Contemporary Art from Joe Friday's Collection 70 Yes
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