Gavin Turk
'Blue Trash' Print, 2022
2022

About the Item

'Blue Trash' is a vibrant pop print by contemporary master Gavin Turk. The blue, orange, red, and yellow hues give this work a playful energy. ‘Blue Trash’ is an edition of 30 and is signed and numbered by the artist. The dimensions measure 31.5 x 23.6 in. / 80 x 60 cm unframed, and 33.25 x 25.5 x 1.5 in. / 84.5 x 64.8 x 3.8 cm framed. Gavin Turk (b 1967) is a British born contemporary artist. He has pioneered many forms of contemporary British sculpture, including the painted bronze, the waxwork, the recycled art-historical icon and the use of rubbish in art. Turk’s installations and sculptures deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and identity. Concerned with the ‘myth’ of the artist and the ‘authorship’ of a work, Turk’s engagement with this modernist, avant-garde debate stretches back to the ready-mades of Marcel Duchamp. In 1991, the Royal College of Art refused Turk a degree on the basis that his final show, ‘Cave’, consisted of a whitewashed studio space containing only a blue heritage plaque commemorating his presence ‘Gavin Turk worked here 1989-91'. Instantly gaining notoriety through this installation, Turk was spotted by Charles Saatchi and was included in several YBA exhibitions. Turk’s work has since been collected and exhibited by many major museums and galleries throughout the world. Prestel published Turk’s first major monograph in 2013, showcasing more than two decades of his work and in 2014 Trolley Books published ‘This Is Not A Book About Gavin Turk’ which playfully explores themes associated with the artist’s work via thirty notable contributors. Turk has recently been commissioned to make several public sculptures including L'Âge d'Or (2016), sited on the south corner of the Press Centre building in the Olympic Park and Nail, a 12-meter sculpture at One New Change, next to St Paul’s cathedral, London, England.

Creator:
Gavin Turk (1967, British)
Creation Year:
2022
Dimensions:
Height: 33.25 in (84.46 cm)Width: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
More Editions & Sizes:
Edition of 30Price: $1,800
Medium:
Archival Paper,Digital
Movement & Style:
Pop Art
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU835111800832