- Gary Webb (artist)
Gary Webb (born
1973 ) is a British artist. He makes sculptures out of industrial materials, often achieving comic effects with the use of sound.Michael Wilson, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_2_42/ai_109023347/pg_2 "Openings Gary Webb - sculpture exhibitions" p2] , "ArtForum", Oct 2003.]He studied at
Goldsmiths College between 1994 and 1997. [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid=76403&searchid=7830&tabview=text tate.org.uk] ]Exhibitions
Webb's solo debut was an exhibition entitled "Gary Webb plays Gary Webb" at The approach in 1998. In 2000 he collaborated with
Keith Farquhar on a sculptural installation at the Approach, [Dan Fox, [http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/keith_farqhuar_and_gary_webb/ "Keith Farqhuar and Gary Webb"] , "Frieze", Nov-Dec 2000.] and in 2001 he curated the group show "Brown", for the same gallery. [Michael Wilson, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_2_42/ai_109023347/pg_1 "Openings Gary Webb - sculpture exhibitions" p1] , "ArtForum", Oct 2003.]He participated in "Early One Morning", a group exhibition at the
Whitechapel Gallery , in 2002. Reviewing the show, Richard Dorment described him as "the most original young artist I've come across in almost 15 years of writing art criticism." [Richard Dorment, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2002/07/17/badorm17.xml "Better than BritArt"] , telegraph.co.uk, July 17, 2002.] His first solo exhibition in a public gallery was at theChisenhale Gallery in 2004. [Richard Dorment, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/11/24/bawebb24.xml "Driven to bliss"] , telegraph.co.uk, Nov 24, 2004.]His work is held in the collection of the
Tate .References
External Links
* [http://www.theapproach.co.uk/artists/webb/ The Approach: Gary Webb]
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