Gary Webb (born 1973 in Bascombe, Dorset) is a British artist. He makes sculptures out of industrial materials, often achieving comic effects with the use of sound.
He studied at Goldsmiths College between 1994 and 1997.tate.org.uk
Exhibitions Webb's solo debut was an exhibition entitled "Gary Webb plays Gary Webb" at The Approach in 1998. In 2000 he collaborated with Keith Farquhar on a sculptural installation at the Approach,Dan Fox, Keith Farqhuar and Gary Webb, Frieze, Nov-Dec 2000. and in 2001 he curated the group show "Brown," for the same gallery.
Webb participated in "Early One Morning", a group exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, in 2002. Reviewing the show, Richard Dorment described him as "the most original young artist I've come across in almost 15 years of writing art criticism."Richard Dorment, Better than BritArt, telegraph.co.uk, July 17, 2002. His first solo exhibition in a public gallery was at the Chisenhale Gallery in 2004.Richard Dorment, Driven to bliss, telegraph.co.uk, Nov 24, 2004.
Webb's work is in the collection of the Tate.
Education
1997 BFA Goldsmiths College, London
Solo exhibitions 2012 Mr. Jeans. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts 2011 Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2010 Key Largo, The Approach, London 2009 Other Criteria, London Diamond Standard, Bortolami Gallery, New York 2008 Euro Bobber, Galeria Parra-Romero, Madrid Revolution Oil, The Approach W1, London Export, Atelier Hermes, Seoul, Korea 2007 Gary Webb, Galerie Nikolaus Ruzicska, Salzburg 2006 Gary Webb, Bortolami Dayan, New York 2005 Mirage of Loose Change, Kunsthaus, Glarus; Le Consortium, Dijon; Centre d’Arte Contemporain, Geneva British Art Show 6, BALTIC The Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK Still Life – Naturaleza muerta arte contemporaneo britanico y peruano, Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima, Peru 2004 Deep Heat T Reg Laguna, The Chisenhale, London, touring to Mead Gallery, Warwick ‘05 It’s All an Illusion. A Sculpture Project, Migros Museum fur Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland 2003 Evan Holloway and Gary Webb - Art Statements, Art Basel 34, The Approach London 2002 Ringer, MW Projects, London 2000 Nouveau Riche with Keith Farquhar, The Approach, London 1998 Gary Webb plays Gary Webb, The Approach, London
Commissions
2010 Frieze Projects East, London 2012 Festival, London, UK 2009 Snowy Farr memorial artwork public commission, City of Cambridge, UK British Arts Council, Regents Park, London (permanent installation) 2007 Anyang Public Art Projecy, Anywang, South Korea 2006 Swallow Street, Public sculpture (commissioned by Modus Operandi) 2005 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy Christian Dior, Dior Homme, Paris (25 Rue Royale) Home Office Building (Curated by Liam Gillick)
Publications
2012 'Gary Webb Mr. Jeans' Exhibition catalogue from the 2012 show at deCordova. Paperback, January 1, 2012
2007 ‘Mirage of Loose Change’, Les Presses Du Réel, Dijon published in 2008 bilingual edition (English / French) 20,5 x 26,2 cm (hardcover) 176 pages (82 colour ill.)
2005 ‘British Art Show 6’, Hayward Gallery Touring, London
2003 ‘The Moderns’, published by Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli-Torino
2002 ‘Early One Morning’ published by the Whitechapel Art Gallery
2001 ‘Tail Sliding’, The British Council ‘Casino 2001: 1st quadrennial of Contemporary Art’, S.M.A.K. Publications
2000 ‘The Saatchi Decade’, Booth Clibborn Publications
1999 ‘Die Young Stay Pretty’, Catalogue, ICA Publications
Awards 2000 Two year ‘Delfina’ Award for studio space
Public Collections TATE Gallery Collection, UK Arts Council Collection, UK British Council, UK Government Art Collection, UK S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium Collection Musée départemental d'Art contemporain, Rochechouart, France Collection of Fonds regional d'Art contemporain des Pays de la Loire, Carquefou, France
Gallery
References
External links The Approach: Gary Webb Bortolami Gallery