Mark Titchner

Mark Titchner
Mark Titchner

Be Angry but Don't Stop Breathing
by Mark Titchner (2003).
A vinyl banner shown in Art Now at Tate Britain in 2003.
Born 1973
Luton
Nationality English
Training Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London

Mark Titchner (born 1973) is an English artist and a nominee for the 2006 Turner Prize[1].[1] He lives and works in London.

Contents

Biography and career

Mark Titchner was born in Luton. He graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, in 1995.

He was nominated for the Turner Prize for a solo show at the Arnolfini, Bristol. The Tate Gallery described his work, "hybrid installations furthered his exploration into systems of belief. Working across a wide range of media, including light boxes and extraordinary hand-carved contraptions, his work continues to interweave a vast array of references from pop lyrics to philosophy."

In 2007 he was included in the 52nd Venice Biennale exhibiting in Ukraine's Pavilion, A Poem about an Inland Sea. A solo exhibition Run, Black River, Run followed at BALTIC, Gateshead early in 2008.[2]

His book WHY AND WHY NOT was published by Bookworks in 2004.[3].

In 2003 he had a solo show Be Angry but Don't Stop Breathing[4] as part of the Art Now series at Tate Britain.[5]

His work is held in the permanent collections of the South London Gallery,[6] the United Kingdom Government Art Collection[7] and the Tate.[8]

Some recent shows

  • We Were Thinking of Evolving (2003), Vilma Gold, London
  • Electric Earth (2003), International British Council touring show
  • The Galleries Show (2002), Royal Academy, London
  • Playing amongst the Ruins (2001), Royal College of Art, London
  • City Racing (A Partial History) (2001), ICA, London

References

  1. ^ tate.org.uk, accessed June 10, 2008.
  2. ^ Baltic Mill website
  3. ^ BookWorks website
  4. ^ Tate Gallery website
  5. ^ "Art Now: Be Angry but Don't Stop Breathing" Tate Online. Accessed May 16, 2006.
  6. ^ southlondongallery.org, accessed May 10, 2008.
  7. ^ gac.culture.gov.uk, accessed June 10, 2008.
  8. ^ tate.org.uk, accessed June 10, 2008.

See also

External links