John Stezaker
John Stezaker | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Worcester, England |
Education | Slade School of Art (London) |
Known for | Conceptual art |
John Grenville Stezaker (born 1949) is a British conceptual artist.
Biography and career
Stezaker attended the
Solo exhibitions for Stezaker were rare for sometime, however, in the mid-2000s, his work was rediscovered by the art market;[2] he is now collected by several international collectors and museums.[2]
His work is surreal in tone and is often made using collage and the appropriation of pre-existing images such as postcards, film stills, and publicity photographs.[2] Art historian Julian Stallabrass said, "The contrast at the heart of these works [by Stezaker] is not between represented and real, but between the unknowing primitives of popular culture, and the conscious, ironic artist and viewer of post-modern images."[3] One work included in an exhibition at Salama-Caro Gallery, London, in 1991, depicted an image of a punch clock together with the caption "Why Spend Time on an Exhibition Like This?"[4] Colin Gleadell wrote in The Daily Telegraph in 2007 that Stezaker "is now being hailed as a major influence on the Young British Art movement," in reference to Young British Artists.[2]
Until 2006, Stezaker was Senior Tutor in Critical and Historical Studies at the Royal College of Art in London.
Solo exhibitions
- Works, 1969–1971, Sigi Krauss Gallery, London, 1970. Catalogue available.[citation needed]
- Beyond Art for Art’s Sake: a Propus Mundus, Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, 1972. Catalogue available.[citation needed]
- The Museum of Modern Art Oxford, 1973[citation needed]
- Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, 1973.[citation needed]
- Galerie Decembre, Munster, 1974[citation needed]
- Galleria Lia Rumma, Rome, 1974[citation needed]
- Galleria Lia Rumma, Naples, 1974[citation needed]
- Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, 1975[citation needed]
- Galerie Éric Fabre, Paris, 1975[citation needed]
- Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, 1976[citation needed]
- Trois Oeuvres [Three Works], Galerie Éric Fabre, Paris, 1976. Catalogue available.[citation needed]
- Dream Allegories. John Stezaker Collages 1976-1977. Nigel Greenwood Gallery, London, 1977. Catalogue available.[citation needed]
- Galerie Éric Fabre, Paris, 1977[citation needed]
- Schema Gallery, Florence, 1977[citation needed]
- Spectro Arts, Newcastle, UK, 1977[citation needed]
- Fragments, The Photographers' Gallery, London, 1978. Catalogue available.[citation needed]
- Collages, 1977–1978, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 1978. Catalogue available.[citation needed]
- Southampton City Museum, Southampton, UK, 1978[citation needed]
- Galerie Éric Fabre, Paris, 1979[citation needed]
- Werke 1973-1978, Kuntsmueum Luzern, Kunstmuseum, Lucerne, Switzerland, 1979. Catalogue available.[citation needed]
Selected publications
- John Stezaker: Marriage. Ridinghouse, 2007. With an essay by Cecilia Järdemar.
- John Stezaker: Masks. Ridinghouse in association with The Approach, 2008.
- The 3rd Person Archive, John Stezaker. Koenig Books, 2009.
- John Stezaker: Tabula Rasa. Ridinghouse in association with The Approach, 2010.
- John Stezaker: Silk Screens. Ridinghouse, 2010. Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith.
- John Stezaker. Ridinghouse, 2011. Published to accompany an exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery, London
- John Stezaker: Film Still. Ridinghouse, 2011. With text and interview between David Campany and the artist.
- John Stezaker: Nude and Landscape. Ridinghouse in association with Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, 2013.
- John Stezaker: One on One. Ridinghouse in association with Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2013.
References
- ^ "Stezaker on the Stills Gallery website". Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Colin Gleadell, ""Market news,", The Telegraph, 24 July 2007.
- ^ Julian Stallabrass, "John Stezaker, ‘Care and Control’, Salama Caro Gallery." Archived 29 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Henry Bond, "Haunting with Second-Hand Images," Creative Camera, Issue 309, April–May 1991, p. 48.
External links
- Stezaker's profile at his gallery, The Approach
- The Saatchi Gallery: John Stezaker
- Guardian: Artist of the week 72 (02/2010)
- Interview with John Stezaker by Andrew Warstat : Parallax, Volume 16, Issue 2 May 2010 , pages 68 - 78
- Newman on John Stezaker : Parallax, Volume 16, Issue 2 May 2010 , pages 79 - 86
- The Whitechapel Gallery: John Stezaker