Bedwyr Williams is a Welsh

Wales

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 artist. His work combines installation

Installation art

Installation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...

 and stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy

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He studied at St Martins School of Art and Ateliers, Arnhem.

In 2004 he won a Paul Hamlyn

Paul Hamlyn

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 Award for the Visual Arts and in 2005 he was Welsh artist-in-residence at the Venice Biennale

Venice Biennale

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He was shortlisted for the Beck's Futures

Beck's Futures

Beck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists....

prize in 2006. His work Walk a Mile in My Shoes was a rack of 41 pairs of size 13 shoes.

External links

• Artist's website