Richard Grayson (artist)
| Richard Grayson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 Morecambe UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | East Herts College of Art and Design, Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic B.A. Hons Fine Art |
| Known for | Installation, Performance art, Video art, Art Criticism and curatorial work |
| Notable work | Messiah, The Golden Space City of God, 2002 Biennale of Sydney |
| Awards | British Council Grant 1984, Arts Council of England project grant 2008, Artist in Residence, International Studio Programme, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 2003-2004, Artist in Residence, Artpace, San Antonio, Texas 2009. Official site: http://www.richardgrayson.co.uk/ |
Richard Grayson (born 1958) is British artist, writer and curator. His art practice encompasses installation, video, painting and performance. He investigates ways that narratives shape our understandings of the world. His art and curatorial practice focus on narrative and the visual arts, belief systems and material expression, and ways cultural practices allow translation between the subjective and social/political realms.
Grayson was a founder member of the Basement Group(1979–1984) in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Basement group was an artists' collective that focused on experimental time based and performance art practices. It has been described as "unique in this country [the United Kingdom] in combining two functions: it is an 'exhibiting society' for a group of six artists working in time based media (mostly performance and video), and it has up to the present provided a venue for any performing artist wishing to present work [in Newcastle]."
Grayon's work has been exhibited at Matt's Gallery, London; SMART Project Space, Amsterdam; Art Unlimited at Art Basel 2005, Switzerland; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia; Artpace, San Antonio, Texas and included in the 17th Biennale of Sydney 2010, "THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age" and ARSENALE 2012: The First Kiev International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2012, entitled "The Best of Times, The Worst of Times. Rebirth and Apocalypse in Contemporary Art".
Key works include: "Messiah" , 2004, "Intelligence" , 2005, "Ghost Houses", 2004–2007, "The Golden Space City of God", 2009, "The Magpie Index", 2010 and "The Magic Mountain" 2013. "The Magpie Index" is a video focusing on legendary singer-songwriter Roy Harper.
His critical writing has been published by Art Monthly, UK and Broadsheet,Australia. He has written catalogue essays and monographs on Mark Wallinger, Roy Harper, Mike Nelson, Susan Hiller and Suzanne Treister.
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