Conversations | Artist Talk: Rachel Whiteread
Art is for shaking us up. For making us aware. It's for politically engaging us
Rachel Whiteread
British sculptor and artist, first woman Turner Prize winner, creating monumental and introspective sculptures from everyday spaces.
All moments: Rachel Whiteread
- Rachel Whiteread – Drawings — Rachel Whiteread
It's much more intellectually rigorous and rigorous in every way, doing it yourself
- Gives Advice to Young Artists — Rachel Whiteread
I hope I never lose that, because it's what keeps it alive for me
- Artists Reflect Upon What is Happening — Rachel Whiteread
For me, it's much more intimate and entertaining and intellectually rigorous doing it yourself
- Artist Talk: Rachel Whiteread — Rachel Whiteread
I like to get my hands dirty and to play with materials. It's important to me
- At Home: Artists in Conversation — Rachel Whiteread
Something that I often try and do is make a sculpture that is just one sentence
- Who is Rachel Whiteread? — Rachel Whiteread
I often try and do is make a sculpture that is just one sentence, or feels like that
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