Cathy Wilkes
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Cathy Wilkes is an artist from Northern Ireland
, who creates video installations
. She is a 2008 Turner Prize
nominee.
. She attended Glasgow School of Art
1985–1988, and took an MFA at the University of Ulster
1991–1992. She was a Fine Art sculpture tutor at the Duncan Jordanstone college of art 1996–2000.
Wilkes was nominated for the Turner Prize
for her show at the Milton Keynes Gallery. This included her sculpture, Non-Verbal Installation, influenced by Lazarus Breaks His Fast, a painting in 1927 by Walter Sickert
. The first meal taken by Lazarus after his coming back to life is porridge. Wilkes' piece includes a shop mannequin
with bits of dried porridge in a bowl by its feet. The sculpture also includes a jar of apricot preserve, a baby buggy and a television.
Stephen Deuchar, director of Tate Britain
and 2008 Turner Prize chairman, said: "Cathy’s work is not always going to be comfortable for the viewer. It’s like fragments of episodes in her life that we are not quite sure about. At some level, she’s inviting us to share issues that are deeply personal, almost too personal. One of the strongest visual features is the shop mannequin which has several attachments around her head. It is almost as if the mind is burdened with too many ideas."
The artist has a forthcoming show at Studio Voltaire, London. It will be her first solo show since her Turner Prize nomination.
Wilkes lives and works in Glasgow
.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, who creates video installations
Installation art
Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
. She is a 2008 Turner Prize
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
nominee.
Life and work
Cathy Wilkes was born in BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. She attended Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow School of Art is one of only two independent art schools in Scotland, situated in the Garnethill area of Glasgow.-History:It was founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Government School of Design. In 1853, it changed its name to The Glasgow School of Art. Initially it was located at 12 Ingram...
1985–1988, and took an MFA at the University of Ulster
University of Ulster
The University of Ulster is a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Northern Ireland. It is the largest single university in Ireland, discounting the federal National University of Ireland...
1991–1992. She was a Fine Art sculpture tutor at the Duncan Jordanstone college of art 1996–2000.
Wilkes was nominated for the Turner Prize
Turner Prize
The Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
for her show at the Milton Keynes Gallery. This included her sculpture, Non-Verbal Installation, influenced by Lazarus Breaks His Fast, a painting in 1927 by Walter Sickert
Walter Sickert
Walter Richard Sickert , born in Munich, Germany, was a painter who was a member of the Camden Town Group in London. He was an important influence on distinctively British styles of avant-garde art in the 20th century....
. The first meal taken by Lazarus after his coming back to life is porridge. Wilkes' piece includes a shop mannequin
Mannequin
A mannequin is an often articulated doll used by artists, tailors, dressmakers, and others especially to display or fit clothing...
with bits of dried porridge in a bowl by its feet. The sculpture also includes a jar of apricot preserve, a baby buggy and a television.
Stephen Deuchar, director of Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
and 2008 Turner Prize chairman, said: "Cathy’s work is not always going to be comfortable for the viewer. It’s like fragments of episodes in her life that we are not quite sure about. At some level, she’s inviting us to share issues that are deeply personal, almost too personal. One of the strongest visual features is the shop mannequin which has several attachments around her head. It is almost as if the mind is burdened with too many ideas."
The artist has a forthcoming show at Studio Voltaire, London. It will be her first solo show since her Turner Prize nomination.
Wilkes lives and works in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
External links
- Turner Prize 2008 at the Tate
- Guardian exhibition review
- A review of her exhibition from 2001 in the Transmission Gallery.
- Art Monthly exhibition review
- A review of her exhibition in 2008 in Milton KeynesMilton KeynesMilton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
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- A review of her exhibition in 2008 in Milton Keynes