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Dame Rachel Whiteread DBE (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993.
May 28, 2024 · In Rachel Whiteread’s sculptures and drawings, everyday settings, objects, and surfaces are transformed into ghostly replicas that are eerily familiar. Through casting, she frees her subject matter—from beds, tables, and boxes to water towers and entire houses—from practical use, suggesting a new permanence, imbued with memory.
Rachel Whiteread. British Sculptor. Born: April 20, 1963 - Ilford, England. Movements and Styles: Young British Artists. , Conceptual Art. , Modern Sculpture.
May 6, 2024 · Rachel Whiteread (born April 20, 1963, London, England) is a British artist known for her monumental sculptures that represent what is usually considered to be negative space. She won the Turner Prize in 1993, becoming the honour’s first woman recipient, and represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1997.
Dame Rachel Whiteread (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993.
Rachel Whiteread was born in Ilford, East London, in 1963. She studied painting in Brighton from 1982 to 1985 and sculpture at the Slade School of Art in London from 1985 to 1987. Along with her focus on everyday objects, Whiteread’s work has taken a particular look at London and the politics of urbanisation, development, and life in the city.
Sep 24, 2018 · Whiteread’s sculptural magic, Jones suggested, enlists heavy, colorless plaster to evoke desire, mystery, and death. In the end, though, it’s House —a transient work that exists only in documentation—that remains Whiteread’s greatest feat to date.
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