Clive Barker British, b. 1940
Nipper, 2013
Polished bronze
34.9 cm high
Edition of 2 and 1 A/P
Signed, dated, titled and numbered underneath
Signed, dated, titled and numbered underneath
As one of the few Pop artists to work primarily with sculpture for over sixty years, Barker forms a particularly important part of the Pop Art story. His replicas of...
As one of the few Pop artists to work primarily with sculpture for over sixty years, Barker forms a particularly important part of the Pop Art story. His replicas of factory-made consumer goods in gleaming metals and permutations of found objects have been linked to the exotic, the unattainable, the erotic and the romantic and deserve their place on the glamorous centre stage of the art world of the 'Swinging Sixties'. Today, his art continues to surprise with its immediacy and sense of fun.
In questioning the privileged status of art, Barker's sculpture investigates the fundamentals of the traditional and modernist movements, yet at the same time, reveals a passionate commitment to the history of art. With his metal casts of found objects made by means of divided labour, Barker is firmly inscribed in art history as the heir of Marcel Duchamp and the forerunner of the iconic 1980s ‘Luxury and Degradation’ series by Jeff Koons.
The work of Clive Barker is in museum collections worldwide including: National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; British Museum, London; Tate, London; National Portrait Gallery, London; Museum für moderne Kunst, Frankfurt; Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim; Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art.
In questioning the privileged status of art, Barker's sculpture investigates the fundamentals of the traditional and modernist movements, yet at the same time, reveals a passionate commitment to the history of art. With his metal casts of found objects made by means of divided labour, Barker is firmly inscribed in art history as the heir of Marcel Duchamp and the forerunner of the iconic 1980s ‘Luxury and Degradation’ series by Jeff Koons.
The work of Clive Barker is in museum collections worldwide including: National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; British Museum, London; Tate, London; National Portrait Gallery, London; Museum für moderne Kunst, Frankfurt; Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim; Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the Artist.
Exhibitions
2013, Clive Barker: Objects for Contemplation, Whitford Fine Art, London.
Literature
Clive Barker: Objects for Contemplation, exhibition catalogue with introduction by Marco LIVINGSTONE, Whitford Fine Art, London, 2013, cat. no. 13, ill.
