Small Sculpture #28, 2024
Richard Deacon (b. 1949) is a sculptor. He has exhibited widely internationally over the past 40 years. Major retrospectives of his work have been shown at Tate Gallery and museums throughout Europe, the USA and South America. Recent public works have been installed in many locations, from London to Auckland. Apart from curating exhibitions of individual artists, he has also curated two major historical exhibitions, Image & Idol, Renaissance and medieval sculpture at the Tate Gallery, London 2001 and Abstract Drawing, a survey of abstraction in drawing from the start of the 20th century at The Drawing Room, London. Since the beginning of the 1970s, he has written extensively on his own practice and in relation to contemporary art in general. So, And, If, But; Writings 1970 – 2012 was published in 2014 to coincide with the opening at Tate Britain.
He was awarded the Turner Prize in 1987.
Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow have worked jointly since 1990 and the combined artist, Woodrow-Deacon, has enjoyed considerable independent success and a string of exhibitions.
Richard has said:
It’s a pleasure and a challenge to be asked to do something small for a big cause. As the title indicates, I have made small sculptures in the past and have often found that small is beautiful.
Unique work, cast in bronze, approx. H: 0.9 cm x L: 13.3 cm x D: 1.3 cm
Price: £2,000
