Paul Noble
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Paul Noble is a British artist, born in 1963 in the village of Dilston, Northumberland
. He studied at Humberside College of Higher Education (1983–1986) and Sunderland Polytechnic (1982–1983), before moving to London
in 1987. He was one of the five founder
member
s of the co-operative who formed the City Racing
gallery
in London
(1988–98). Noble is most well known as the creator of Nobson Newtown
, an ongoing series of drawings of an imaginary surrealist city which Noble has produced since around 1995. In 2000 Noble was the recipient of an award from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
In 2004 he had a solo exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery. His work is held in the collections of the Tate
and MoMA
.
Noble was featured as Skip Hunter alongside Ella Verparajugs (aka Georgina Starr
) in the 2004 short film Heart to Heart. The film premiered in Berlin
and was nominated for a Bavarian Film Award the same year.
Paul Noble created a new installation
for the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, in October 2010, inspired by the history
of the Gallery building.
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. He studied at Humberside College of Higher Education (1983–1986) and Sunderland Polytechnic (1982–1983), before moving to London
London
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in 1987. He was one of the five founder
Founder
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member
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s of the co-operative who formed the City Racing
City Racing
City Racing was an artist run space in Kennington, South London which was active between 1988 and 1998. It was a cooperative by five artists Matt Hale, Paul Noble, John Burgess, Keith Coventry and Peter Owen. They set up the gallery in a former betting shop near the Oval cricket ground, hence the...
gallery
Gallery
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in London
South London
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(1988–98). Noble is most well known as the creator of Nobson Newtown
Newtown
-Australia:*Newtown, New South Wales*Newtown, Queensland *Newtown, Queensland *Newtown, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong*Newtown, Victoria , a locality near Ballarat-Ireland:* Newtown, County Cork* Newtown, County Laois...
, an ongoing series of drawings of an imaginary surrealist city which Noble has produced since around 1995. In 2000 Noble was the recipient of an award from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
In 2004 he had a solo exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery. His work is held in the collections of the Tate
Tate
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and MoMA
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
.
Noble was featured as Skip Hunter alongside Ella Verparajugs (aka Georgina Starr
Georgina Starr
Georgina Starr is an English artist and one of the Young British Artists notable for her "pop style installations and films." Her major works have been described as "large-scale installations combining video and sculpture" to create emotional stories about lost or fragile phenomena.-Life and...
) in the 2004 short film Heart to Heart. The film premiered in Berlin
Berlin
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and was nominated for a Bavarian Film Award the same year.
Paul Noble created a new 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...
for the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle upon Tyne, in October 2010, inspired by the history
History
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of the Gallery building.
Solo exhibitions
- 2011: Welcome to Nobson, Gagosian gallery, London
- 2004: Paul Noble, Whitechapel Gallery, London
- 1998: Nobson, London, Chisenhale Gallery
Group shows
- 2008: Demons, yarns and tales: tapestries by contemporary artists The Dairy, London
- 1999: Abracadabra, Tate GalleryTate GalleryThe Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
, London