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OVERVIEW
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About the artist
He lives and works in London.
1973: was born in Luton
2006: nominee for the Turner PrizeMark Titchner was born in Luton. He graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, in 1995.
He was nominated for the Turner Prize for a solo show at the Arnolfini, Bristol. The Tate Gallery described his work, "hybrid installations furthered his exploration into systems of belief. Working across a wide range of media, including light boxes and extraordinary hand-carved contraptions, his work continues to interweave a vast array of references from heavy metal lyrics to philosophy."
In 2007 he was included in the 52nd Venice Biennale exhibiting in Ukraine's Pavilion, A Poem about an Inland Sea. A solo exhibition Run, Black River, Run followed at BALTIC, Gateshead early in 2008.
His book WHY AND WHY NOT was published by Bookworks in 2004
In 2003 he had a solo show Be Angry but Don't Stop Breathingas part of the Art Now series at Tate Britain.
In 2011, he had a solo show "Be True to Your Oblivion" at New Art Gallery, Walsall. This exhibition formed part of Capsule's Home of Metal project, a huge cultural project to establish Birmingham and the Black Country as the home of heavy metal.
His work is held in the permanent collections of the South London Gallery, the United Kingdom Government Art Collectionand the Tate.Other artists that may interest you
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ARTWORKS
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EXHIBITIONS
Past exhibitions
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SEP 15, 2012 - APR 07, 2013
Group ExhibitionThresholds
Tate Liverpool - Liverpool (England), United Kingdom
Thresholds questions the uncertain boundaries of personal, geographical, political and cultural identities. The exhibition explores powerful themes including British identity, migration and the global effects of regional conflicts. Split into three...
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