Wednesday, April 14, 2010

10.345 RACHEL WHITEREAD

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  1. BRITISH ARTIST, BEST KNOWN FOR HER SCULPTURES, WHICH TYPICALLY TAKE THE FORM OF CASTS, OF ORDINARY DOMESTIC OBJECTS AND, IN NUMEROUS CASES, THE SPACE THE OBJECTS DO NOT INHABIT (OFTEN TERMED THE "NEGATIVE SPACE"). WHITEREAD IS ONE OF THE SO-CALLED YOUNG BRITISH ARTISTS. SHE IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR GHOST, A LARGE PLASTER CAST OF THE INSIDE OF A ROOM IN A VICTORIAN HOUSE, 1990. THIS MOTIF WAS EXPANDED IN 1993 WITH HOUSE EXHIBITED AT THE LOCATION OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE, 193 GROVE ROAD, IN EAST LONDON, PURCHASED BY THE COLLECTOR CHARLES SAATCHI. FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE TURNER PRIZE.

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