Gary Webb

Gary Webb (born 1973 in Bascombe, Dorset) is a British artist. He makes sculptures out of industrial materials, often achieving comic effects with the use of sound.

He studied at Goldsmiths College between 1994 and 1997.

Exhibitions Webb's solo debut was an exhibition entitled "Gary Webb plays Gary Webb" at The Approach in 1998. and in 2001 he curated the group show "Brown," for the same gallery.

Webb participated in "Early One Morning", a group exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, in 2002. Reviewing the show, Richard Dorment described him as "the most original young artist I've come across in almost 15 years of writing art criticism." His first solo exhibition in a public gallery was at the Chisenhale Gallery in 2004.

Webb's work is in the collection of the Tate.

Commissions

2010 Frieze Projects East, London 2012 Festival, London, UK 2009 Snowy Farr memorial artwork public commission, City of Cambridge, UK British Arts Council, Regents Park, London (permanent installation) 2007 Anyang Public Art Projecy, Anywang, South Korea 2006 Swallow Street, Public sculpture (commissioned by Modus Operandi) 2005 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy Christian Dior, Dior Homme, Paris (25 Rue Royale) Home Office Building (Curated by Liam Gillick)

Publications

2012 'Gary Webb Mr. Jeans' Exhibition catalogue from the 2012 show at deCordova. Paperback, January 1, 2012

2007 ‘Mirage of Loose Change’, Les Presses Du Réel, Dijon published in 2008 bilingual edition (English / French) 20,5 x 26,2 cm (hardcover) 176 pages (82 colour ill.)

2005 ‘British Art Show 6’, Hayward Gallery Touring, London

2003 ‘The Moderns’, published by Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Torino

2002 ‘Early One Morning’ published by the Whitechapel Art Gallery

2001 ‘Tail Sliding’, The British Council ‘Casino 2001: 1st quadrennial of Contemporary Art’, S.M.A.K. Publications

2000 ‘The Saatchi Decade’, Booth Clibborn Publications

1999 ‘Die Young Stay Pretty’, Catalogue, ICA Publications

Awards 2000 Two year ‘Delfina’ Award for studio space

Public Collections TATE Gallery Collection, UK Arts Council Collection, UK British Council, UK Government Art Collection, UK S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium Collection Musée départemental d'Art contemporain, Rochechouart, France Collection of Fonds regional d'Art contemporain des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France

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