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Marc Quinn
River Out of Eden

2009

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Marc Quinn b. 1964 River Out of Eden Signed, titled twice, dated 2009 and variously inscribed. Watercolour, graphite and glitter on paper 152.6 by 101.6 cm. Framed: 167.6 by 116.5 cm. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist. Private collection. Marc Quinn is a British contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, and painting. Quinn explores "what it is to be human in the world today" through subjects including the body, genetics, identity, environment, and the media. His work has used materials that vary widely, from blood, bread and flowers, to marble and stainless steel. Quinn has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Sir John Soane's Museum, the Tate Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Fondation Beyeler, Fondazione Prada, and South London Gallery. The artist was a notable member of the Young British Artists movement. Quinn is internationally celebrated and was awarded the commission for the first edition of the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2004, for which he exhibited Alison Lapper Pregnant. Quinn's notorious frozen self-portrait series made of his own blood, Self (1991–present) was subject to a retrospective at Fondation Beyeler in 2009. Quinn lives and works in London. Quinn's early work was concerned with issues of corporeality, decay, and preservation.[3] He experimented with organic and degradable materials including bread, blood, lead, flowers and DNA producing sculpture and installation,[3] including Bread Sculptures (1988), Self (1991), Emotional Detox (1995), Garden (2000), and DNA Portrait of John Sulston (2001).[3] In the 2000s, he began to focus on the use of marble, bronze, and concrete. The artist explored the body and its extremes through the lens of classical and urban materials; works included The Complete Marbles (1999–2005), Alison Lapper Pregnant (2004), Evolution (2005–2009) and Planet (2008). Since 2010 he has worked with metals including stainless steel, aluminium, graffiti paints, seaside detritus, tapestry and painting, as seen in The History Paintings (2009–present) and The Toxic Sublime (2014–present).
  • Creator:
    Marc Quinn (1964, British)
  • Creation Year:
    2009
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60.08 in (152.6 cm)Width: 40.01 in (101.6 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
    New Media
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Tallinn, EE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2243213538542
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