Gavin Turk continually investigates what it means to be an artist and many of his works deal with issues of authorship, authenticity and originality.Born in Guildford in 1967, he lives and works in London. He has participated in several important group exhibitions such as Istanbul Biennial (1999), ‘Century City’, Tate Modern, London (2001), ‘Remix: Contemporary Art and Pop’, Tate Liverpool (2002) and ‘Coollustre’, Collection Lambert en Avignon (2003).
Solo exhibitions include South London Gallery (1998), Centre d’Art Contemporain in Geneva (2000), The New Art Gallery, Walsall (2002), Schloss Eggenberg, Graz (2006) and GEM Museum of Contemporary Arts In The Hague (2007), Kunsthaus Baselland, Switzerland (2008).
Camouflage Fright Wig Silver & Orange on Taupre, Gavin Turk
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