Gavin Turk
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Gavin Turk is a British artist from Guildford in Surrey, and was considered to be one of the Young British Artists. Turk's oeuvre deals with issues of authenticity and identity, engaged with modernist and avant-garde debates surrounding the 'myth' of the artist and the 'authorship' of a work of art.
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Gavin Turk, 'Cave' installation, Royal College of Art, 1991
Gavin Turk, Death of Marat de Sade, 1999, Iris print image, .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}16+1⁄4 in × 13+7⁄8 in (41 cm × 35 cm)
Gavin Turk, Diamond Pink Elvis, 2005
Blue Plaque by Turk
Gavin Turk, Nomad, 2002
Nail, 2011, photo by Andy Keate
Gavin Turk, Bag, 2000Artists from United Kingdom 6
About this person
Country
United KingdomCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1967 · age 59
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