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Elizabeth Wright (artist)

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English sculptor and installation artist

Elizabeth Wright (born 1964, London) is an English sculptor and installation artist. Wright exhibited at the 1995 Venice Biennale. Two of her works, a sculpture of a bicycle called B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135% (1996/7) and a print entitled Snowball (2000) are in the collection of the Tate Gallery.

Notable exhibitions

  • Karsten Schubert, London, 1995 - Wright presented a mixture of domestic and work environments, modelling the objects in unusual sizes, described as "a celebration of the versatility of human cognitive abilities."
  • Delfina, London, 1999 - the artist recreated the impression of rubber-tread skidmarks on the gallery floor in a site-specific installation called C579DJD, J839TVC, A896TLP

Further reading

  • Stonard, John-Paul. "Wright, Elizabeth." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed February 19, 2012; subscription required).

References

  1. ^ Barrett, David (November–December 1995). "Elizabeth Wright: Karsten Schubert, London UK". Frieze. No. 25. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135%". Tate. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. "'Snowball', Elizabeth Wright, 2000". Tate. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. Brown, Neal (May 1999). "Elizabeth Wright: Delfina, London UK". Frieze. No. 46. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2014.

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