What is new British Sculpture?
New British Sculpture is the name referring to the work produced by a group of sculptors, installation artists, and other creators who exhibited together in London during the 1980s. This group included artists like Richard Deacon, Richard Wentworth, and Tony Cragg. Tim Woods helped define this movement by identifying four major themes: the blending of kitsch and pop culture, the use of UK urban waste in a bricolage style, the assignment of new meanings to everyday objects, and a playful approach using wit and humor.
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Rachel Whiteread
50 Spaces, 2021
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
GBP 5,000 - 6,500
Antony Gormley
Room, 2008
Limited Edition Print
Digital Print on paper
GBP 2,500 - 3,200
Julian Opie
Bijou Gets Undressed 7 (Cristea 56), 2004
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
USD 11,000
Antony Gormley
From The Cave, 2010
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
GBP 3,500 - 4,500
Anish Kapoor
Composition No 3, from 12 Etchings, 2007
Limited Edition Print
Etching
USD 15,000
Julian Opie
Handbag, 2020
Sculpture / Object
Bronze
GBP 10,000 - 12,000
Antony Gormley
Insiders No7, 1998
Painting
Mixed Media
GBP 19,500 - 25,000
Anish Kapoor
Untitled 02, 2007
Limited Edition Print
Etching
EUR 9,000
Anish Kapoor
Untitled 04, 2007
Limited Edition Print
Etching
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Anish Kapoor
Untitled 09, 2007
Limited Edition Print
Etching
EUR 9,000
Anish Kapoor
Door, 1991
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint
EUR 9,000
Anish Kapoor
Untitled (12), 1988
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint
EUR 11,500
Anish Kapoor
Untitled (III), 1988
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint
EUR 11,500
Julian Opie
Christine Stay Ups Bra + Pants, 2000
Sculpture / Object
Wood
USD 5,400
Julian Opie
Sprinters: Women Sprinters 2, 2024
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 14,300
Julian Opie
Sprinters: Women Sprinters 1, 2024
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 14,300
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