Marc Quinn

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Marc Quinn is a contemporary British artist known for his provocative sculptures and installations that explore themes of the body, identity, and mortality, and for being a prominent member of the Young British Artists movement.

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instanceOf Young British Artist
contemporary artist
human
activeYearsStart late 1980s
commissionedBy Mayor of London’s Fourth Plinth Commission
linked to: Fourth Plinth
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1964-01-08
educatedAt Cambridge University
Robinson College, Cambridge
employer self-employed
familyName Quinn
fieldOfWork contemporary art
installation art
sculpture
genre conceptual art
contemporary art
givenName Marc
hasWorkInCollection British Museum
Centre Pompidou
Fondazione Prada
Guggenheim Museum
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Portrait Gallery, London
Saatchi Collection
linked to: Saatchi Gallery

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
linked to: Stedelijk Museum

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language English
materialUsed blood
bronze
flowers
gold
ice
marble
oil paint
photography
silicone
stainless steel
movement Young British Artists
conceptual art
contemporary art
name Marc Quinn
nationality British
notableExhibition Sensation exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts
solo exhibitions at Fondation Beyeler
solo exhibitions at Tate Britain
solo exhibitions at White Cube
notableFor installations exploring the body
provocative sculptures
use of unconventional materials
works about identity
works about mortality
notablePublicArtwork Alison Lapper Pregnant on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square
notableWork Alison Lapper Pregnant
linked to: Alison Lapper

Blood Head series
Chemical Life Support
Evolution
Garden
History Paintings
Making Waves
Our Blood
Planet
Self
Sphinx
The Archaeology of Art
The Archaeology of the Mind
The Beauty of Science
The Big Bang
The Breath of Life
The Complete Marbles
The Creation of History
The Eight Thoughts
The Eye of History
The Eye of Time
The Eye of the Storm
The Garden of Eden
The History of Art
The Invisible Man
The Kiss
The Kiss of Death
The Man Who Couldn’t See
The Memory of Water
The Miraculous Journey
The Nature of Things
The Origin of Art
The Origin of Species
The Road to Enlightenment
The Shape of History
The Shape of Things to Come
The Sleep of Reason
The Toxic Sublime
The Weight of History
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
residence London
linked to: London, England
studied history of art
theme body
celebrity culture
disability
environment
genetics
identity
mortality
website https://marcquinn.com

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