Goshka Macuga
Encyclopedia
Goshka Macuga is an artist based in London
. She was one of the four nominees for the 2008 Turner Prize
.
. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art and Design and Goldsmiths, University of London, she makes installations
which incorporate other artists’ work alongside a variety of disparate objects. She uses techniques and styles common in archiving and museum display.
Goshka Macuga is represented by Kate MacGarry
(London
), Rüdiger Schöttle (Munich
) and Andrew Kreps Gallery (New York
).
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She was one of the four nominees for the 2008 Turner Prize
2008 Turner Prize
The four nominees for the Tate gallery's 2008 Turner Prize were Runa Islam, Mark Leckey, Goshka Macuga and Cathy Wilkes. The chairman of the jury was Tate Britain director, Stephen Deuchar. The award went to Mark Leckey on 1 December....
.
Life and work
Goshka Macuga was born in PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art and Design and Goldsmiths, University of London, she makes installations
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...
which incorporate other artists’ work alongside a variety of disparate objects. She uses techniques and styles common in archiving and museum display.
Goshka Macuga is represented by Kate MacGarry
Kate MacGarry
Kate MacGarry is a contemporary art gallery located in London. The gallery represents several international artists including Goshka Macuga, Chicks on Speed, Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, Francis Upritchard, Peter McDonald, Matt Bryans, Dr Lakra, Marcus Coates and Ben Rivers. Established by Kate...
(London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
), Rüdiger Schöttle (Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
) and Andrew Kreps Gallery (New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
).
Exhibitions
- 2009 The Bloomberg Commission The Nature of the Beast, Whitechapel Gallery, London
- 2009 I am Become Death, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
- 2009 Modern Ruins, Kate MacGarry, London
- 2008 Turner Prize 2008, Tate Britain, London
- 2007 What’s In a Name, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
- 2006 3rd Attese Biennale di Ceramica nell’ Arte Contemporanea, Museo della Ceramica Manlio Trucco, Albissola Superiore, Italy
- 2006 Sleep of Ulro, A Foundation, Liverpool
- 2006 Mula sem Cabeça (Headless Mule), How to Live Together, 27th São Paulo Biennial
- 2006 The Past is a Foreign Country:They do Things Differently There, Mathilda is Calling, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany
- 2005 Goshka Macuga, Kate MacGarry, London
- 2005 Go Between, Amt der Landeshauptstadt Kultur, Bregenz, Austria
- 2005 The British Art Show, Baltic and touring the UK
- 2004 Autumn Catalog Leather Fringes, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
- 2003 Kabinett der Abstrakten, BloombergSpace, London
- 2002 Homeless Furniture, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2002 Untitled, Fundacja Galerii Foksal, Warsaw, Poland
- 2002 Friendship of the Peoples (with Declan Clarke), The Project, Dublin, Ireland
- 2000 Cave, Kunstakuten, Stockholm, Sweden
External links
- Goshka Macuga at Kate MacGarry
- Turner Prize 2008
- work at the Saatchi Gallery
- Work at Andrew Kreps Gallery
- Video interview from Tate BritainTate BritainTate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...