Richard Wentworth
Richard Wentworth Cv
Richard Wentworth has played a leading role in New British Sculpture since the end of the 70s. His work, encircling the notion of objects and their use as part of our day-to-day experiences, has altered the traditional definition of sculpture as well as photography.By transforming and manipulating industrial and/or found objects into works of art, Wentworth subverts their original function and extends our understanding of them by breaking the conventional system of classification.
The sculptural arrangements play with the notion of ready-made and juxtaposition of objects that bear no relation to each other. Whereas in photography, as in the ongoing series Making Do and Getting By, Wentworth documents the everyday, paying attention to objects, occasional and involuntary geometries as well as uncanny situations that often go unnoticed.
Richard Wentworth lives and works in London.
Download CV as PDF (68 K)
Richard Wentworth Press
'So Much Depends'
An Introduction to the Art of Richard Wentworth by Michael Bracewell
View PDF (52 K)
An Introduction to the Art of Richard Wentworth by Michael Bracewell
View PDF (52 K)
Richard Wentworth Exhibitions
Richard Wentworth June 9 - July 12, 1986
Richard Wentworth Public Exhibitions
PASTRichard Wentworth
Sidelines
Museu da Farmacia, Lisbon
Until 27 November 2011
Experimenta Design
A Future Pump House
Curated by Nick Aikens
Pump House Gallery, London
29 July – 25 September 2011
Pump House Gallery
Richard Wentworth
THROUGH THE LOOKING BRAIN - A Swiss Collection of Conceptual Photography
Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn
23 June - 25 September 2011
Kunstmuseum Bonn
Richard Wentworth: Three Guesses
The Whitechapel Gallery, London
6 November 2010 - 30 January 2011
The Whitechapel Gallery
Making Do and Getting By
Tate Britain, London
permanent collection display
Tate Britain
Richard Wentworth Catalogues and Editions
Richard Wentworth Images
Richard Wentworth England, 1978. Making do and getting by, 1978 Unique colour photograph 43.5 x 51 x 6.5 cm ed.unique
Richard Wentworth New York, 1989. Occasional geometries, 1989 Unique colour photograph 43.5 x 51 x 6.5 cm ed.unique
Richard Wentworth London, 1977. Making Do and Getting By, 1977 Unique photographic print 43.5 x 51 x 6.5 cm ed.unique
Richard Wentworth Ifs and Buts, 2005 Galvanised Steel with mirror (two parts) Steel: 44cm dia x 210cm Glass: 35 x 50 x 230cm
Richard Wentworth Unmatched Pair (Jerusalem), 1986 Galvanised steel and linen 46 x 61 x 39 cm
Richard Wentworth Man and the Animals #2, 1991 Galvanised steel with tins 26 x 26.5 x 15.2 cm
Richard Wentworth Firma Terra Firma Terra, 2009 Installation view at Venice Biennial, 2009
Richard Wentworth Firma Terra Firma Terra, 2009 Books, steel, and cable Dimensions variable (approx. 3 m X 3 m x 1.5 m, suspended) ed.unique
Richard Wentworth View Across A Border, 1997 Mixed media approx 13 x 100 x 14 cm
Richard Wentworth Mode - module - modular, 2004 Wood and steel coat hook 47.5 x 50 x 35 cm
Richard Wentworth Spread, 1997 Ceramic 6m diameter
Richard Wentworth Mirror, Mirror, 2003 Galvanised steel, laminated glass and assorted dictionaries Dimensions variable
Richard Wentworth Roland Barthes' Desk, 1997 Wood, aluminium, laminate & nails 79 x 90 x 170 cm
Richard Wentworth Fort (For Marie Antoinette), 2001 Galvanised steel 400 x 275 cm
Richard Wentworth False Ceiling, 1995 Books and steel cable Dimensions variable
Richard Wentworth Contact
General Sales Enquiries: Louise Hayward louise@lissongallery.com +44(0)207 535 0808Museums and Foundations Acquisitions collections@lissongallery.com +44 (0)207 535 7354
Artist and Exhibitions Enquiries: Rute Ventura rute@lissongallery.com +44 (0)20 7535 7356