Merlin Carpenter
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Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Merlin Carpenter (born 1967) is an English visual artist. Writing in Frieze, art critic Katie Sonnenborn stated that a recent exhibition "continued his nuanced critique of the condition of contemporary art-making," and that "working within the framework of the gallery, he presented a suite of canvases that cast doubt on current systems of cultural reception and consumption."[1]
Artistic practice
After graduating from Saint Martins School of Art in 1989, Carpenter has gone on to exhibit in 29 solo shows, and 48 group shows between 1989 and 2007.[citation needed] Carpenter's paintings can be seen as deeply ambivalent[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">vague]. His style is heavily influenced by artists like Jackson Pollock and Julian Schnabel.[citation needed] Carpenter promotes in his paintings what he calls the "de-subjectivation of the brush stroke"[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">vague], and with this is his exploration into what he has called "overdetermined imagery" such as fashion photography.[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">vague] In his art Carpenter also marks out the differences and parallels between art and non-artist luxury items.[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">vague]
The Poster Studio
In 1994 Carpenter set up an experimental art space in London named "Poster Studio" with fellow artists Dan Mitchell and Nils Norman, among others. Its aim was to produce a critical analysis of the contemporary London art world. The poster studio disbanded in 1996.[citation needed]
Art writing
Carpenter writes articles for the periodical Texte zur Kunst, as well as texts for catalogues and reviews.[citation needed].
Exhibitions
Exhibitions include The Opening, Mitterrand+Sanz/Contemporary Art, Zurich (2007); Relax It's Only a Bad Cosima von Bonin Show, Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Vienna (2007) and Sounds of War, Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Geneva (2005) and Ballard in Narnia (with Richard Parry). In 2011, Carpenter made an exhibition of paintings at Simon Lee Gallery, titled Tate Café.
Merlin Carpenter is represented by Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York and galerie dépendance, Brussels.[2][3][4]
References
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- ^ Katie Sonnenborn, "Merlin Carpenter," Script error: No such module "webarchive". Frieze, Issue 97, March 2006
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reena Spaulings Fine Art". www.reenaspaulings.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."OVERDUIN & CO". www.overduinandco.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Merlin Carpenter". dependance.be. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
Further reading
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Grosenick, Uta; Riemschneider, Burkhard, eds. (2005). Art Now (25th anniversary ed.). Köln: Taschen. pp. 56–59. ISBN 9783822840931. OCLC 191239335.
External links
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