Join us Tuesday, November 8th at 7:00 pm for a panel discussion, organized in conjunction with the Industrial Aesthetics: Environmental Influences on Recent Art from Scotland exhibition.
Beyond Plaid Panel Discussion at Hunter College
Douglas Gordon
Self -Portrait of You + Me (Jayne Mansfield), 2007
Smoke, wax, mirror and frame, 41 1/2/ x 36 1/2 x 2 3/4
Douglas Gordon (b. 1966 in Glasgow) studied at the Glasgow School of Art from 1984 to 1988. From 1988 to 1990 he undertook a graduate program at the Slade School of Art in London. Selected solo exhibitions include “Phantom” at Yvon Lambert Gallery (Paris, 2011); “k.364” at the Gagosian Gallery (London, 2011); “Douglas Gordon” at Galerie Eva Presenhuber (Zurich, 2009); “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait” at the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa, 2007); “Superhumanatural” at the Royal Scottish Academy Building (Edinburgh, Nov. 2006 – Jan. 2007); “Douglas Gordon: Timeline” at the Museum of Modern Art (New York, 2006); and “Douglas Gordon’s The Vanity of Allegory” at the Deutsche Guggenheim Museum (Berlin, 2005). Group exhibition venues include the Minsheng Art Museum (Shanghai, 2011); the Wexner Center for the Arts (Ohio, 2010); and Dundee Contemporary Arts (Dundee, 2009). Gordon has received numerous awards including the Roswitha Haftmann Prize (2008); the Hugo Boss Prize (1998); and the Turner Prize (1996).
Jim Lambie
Plaza, 1999/2007
Colored bags and paint, Dimensions Variable
Jim Lambie (b. 1964 in Glasgow) received his BA (Hons) from the Glasgow School of Art in 1994. Selected solo exhibitions include, “Beach Boy” at the Pier Art Center (Orkney, UK, 2011); “Boyzilian” at Galerie Patrick Seguin (Paris, 2010); “Metal Urbain” at the Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd. (Glasgow, 2010); “Television” at Sadie Coles HQ (London, 2009); “Forever Changes” at the Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow, 2008); and “Unknown Pleasures” at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo, 2008). Lambie has also shown at the Henry Moore Institute (Leeds, Sept. 2010 – Jan. 2011); Tate Liverpool (Liverpool, 2009); the Museum of Modern Art (New York, 2008); The Barbican Art Gallery (London, 2008) and the New Museum (New York, 2007). In 2005, Lambie was shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
Martin Creed
Work No. 701, 2007
Nails, 7 parts; Dimensions Variable
Martin Creed (b. 1968 in Wakefield, UK) studied at the Slade School of Art in London from 1986-1990. Creed has shown work in numerous solo exhibitions including, “Mothers” at Hauser & Wirth (London, 2011); “Paintings” at the Johnen Galerie (Berlin, 2011); “Numbers” at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (Moscow, 2010); “Down Over Up” at the Fruitmarket Gallery (Edinburgh, 2010); “Things” at the Common Guild (Glasgow, 2010); and “Martin Creed” at the Ikon Gallery (Birmingham, UK, 2008). Creed’s work has also been shown in group exhibitions at Spike Island (Bristol, 2011); the Total Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul, 2009); the Museum of Modern Art (New York, 2007); the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh, 2006); and Gavin Brown’s Enterprise (New York, 2005). In 2001, Creed was awarded the Turner Prize.
Rory Donaldson
SQTIMEUSA, 2009
C-print, Dimensions Variable
Rory Donaldson (b. 1965 in Edinburgh) received his MA from the University of Ulster, Belfast in 1987. From 1997 to 1998 Donaldson participated in the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program in New York. Solo exhibitions include “PLOT” at the Winkleman Gallery (New York, 2008) and “Generations of Love 2006 mix” at The Crescent (Scarborough, UK, 2006). He has participated in group shows at Deep Space (New York, 2010); the Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh 2009); and the Serpentine Gallery (London, 1998). In addition to receiving such honors as the Morton Award from the Royal Scottish Academy (2008), Donaldson has been the recipient of numerous public and private commissions.
John Shankie
The Outsider (Cliff Richard and the Shadows), 2011
Black biro on found invite card, 7 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.
John Shankie (b. 1957 in Lanark, UK) received his MFA from the Glasgow School of Art in 1995. His solo exhibition, “Open Sea” was held at the Cairn Gallery (Pittenweem, 2008). Shankie has also participated in group exhibitions at 83 Hill Street (Glasgow, 2011); the Compartment Gallery (Manchester, 2005); Konstepidemin (Gothenburg, 1999); Dundee Contemporary Arts, (Dundee, 1999); the Hayward Gallery (London, 1999); and De Markten Arts Centre (Brussels, 1997). He is the recipient of numerous awards including a Creative Scotland Research and Development Award (2011); Scottish Arts Council Equalities Award (2010); and the Scottish Arts Council New York Residency (2006);
Ric Warren
City Limits (Punctuating Separation), 2010
Timber and Paint, Dimensions Variable
Ric Warren (b. 1986 in Barnsley, UK) earned his BA (Hons) from the Glasgow School of Art in 2008. Recent solo exhibitions include, “Borders, Boundaries & Barricades: Redeveloping Geographies of Division” at David Dale Gallery and Studios (Glasgow, 2011); “Punctuating Separations” at Clydebrae Studios (Glasgow, 2010); “Towards a New Theory of Urban Apartheid” at the White House Gallery (Glasgow, 2009); “Façade (Public Intervention)” at Via Dello Sprone (Florence, 2008); and “Deluge” at the Edinburgh Art Festival (Edinburgh, 2008). Warren has also shown at MOT International (London, 2011); Generator Projects (Dundee, 2011); and the Royal Scottish Academy (Edinburgh, 2009) among other venues.
Sandy Smith
Untitled (Little Hope), 2009
Gold paint on paper, 36 x 24 in.
Sandy Smith (b. 1983 in Dunbar, UK) received his BA (Hons) from the Glasgow School of Art in 2005, and will receive his MFA from Columbia University in 2012. Solo exhibitions include, “Worn Once, no Tears, no Stains” at Space in Between (London, 2011); “Into the Desert” (in collaboration with Alex Gross) at Infernoesque (Berlin, 2010); “You Are the One” at Arcan Mellor (London, 2009); and “I Thought it would be More Personal” at Koh-I-Noor (Copenhagen, 2006). His work was included in group exhibitions at Galerie Lena Breuning (Berlin, 2010) and Galleri Esplanaden (Copenhagen, 2009), among other venues. In 2011 Smith received a Dewar Arts Award. In 2010 Smith was the recipient of a Fulbright Grant.
Gary Rough
Untitled (Lucifer), 2009
Pen on Paper, 8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.
Gary Rough (b. 1972 in Glasgow) studied for a BA and MFA at Glasgow School of Art between 1991 and 1998. Selected solo exhibitions include, “Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc …” at Sorcha Dallas (Glasgow, 2011); “I Want to Tell You” at Number 35 (New York, 2009); “Nothing is Enough” at Yvon Lambert (Paris, 2008); “The Crisis of Confidence” at Sleeper (Edinburgh, 2007); and “Who is Everything” at MoMA PS1 (New York, 2004). Rough has also shown at Galerie IFF (Marseille, 2010); Sue Scott Gallery (New York, 2009); Fort Worth Contemporary Arts (Fort Worth, 2008); Fergus McCaffrey Fine Art (New York, 2007); the Lisson Gallery (London, 2003); and Zenomap, Venice Biennale, (Commission for the Scottish Pavilion, Venice, 2003).
Kate V. Robertson
Untitled (Folded), 2011
Fabric, cement, and wood, 11 13/16 x 13 13/16 x 45 5/16 in.
Kate V. Robertson (b. 1980 in Edinburgh, UK) received her MFA from the Glasgow School of Art in 2009. Her most recent solo exhibition, “Plaza,” was held at Rez de Chaussee (Glasgow, 2011). Previous solo shows include “Pieces” (Berlin, 2010) and “Far Away So Close” (with Vivienne Griffin) at the Subletters Gallery (New York, 2008). She has also shown at the Glue Factory (Glasgow, 2010), among other venues. In 2009, Robertson has held a residency at the Mousonturm Haus in Frankfurt
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