Anya Gallaccio

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Anya Gallaccio is a British installation artist known for using organic, often perishable materials to explore themes of transformation, decay, and the passage of time.

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instanceOf installation artist
person
artisticMovement Young British Artists
birthPlace Paisley, Scotland
birthYear 1963
educatedAt Goldsmiths, University of London
Kingston Polytechnic
linked to: Kingston University
field contemporary art
installation art
gender female
hasExhibitedAt Dia Center for the Arts
Hayward Gallery
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Serpentine Gallery
Tate Britain
Tate Modern
Whitworth Art Gallery
influences environmental awareness in art
knownFor exploring transformation and decay
site-specific installations
use of organic materials
memberOf Young British Artists
name Anya Gallaccio
nationality British
nominatedFor Turner Prize
nominatedForYear 2003
notableWork Because I Could Not Stop
Intensities and Surfaces
Preserve ‘beauty’
Red on Green
Stroke
position Professor of Visual Arts
teachesAt University of California, San Diego
theme decay
ephemerality
nature and culture
passage of time
transformation
usesMaterial chocolate
flowers
fruit
ice
organic materials
plants
sugar
workCharacteristic process-based change over time
site-specificity
use of perishable materials

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