- Introducing the artists
- David Batchelor
- Christian Boltanski
- Adam Chodzko
- Nathan Coley
- Tacita Dean
- Jeremy Deller
- Mark Dion
- Tracey Emin
- Ayse Erkmen
- Sejla Kameric
- Robert Kusmirowski
- Langlands & Bell
- Kaffe Matthews
- Heather & Ivan Morison
- Nils Norman with Gavin Wade mit Simon & Tom Bloor
- Susan Philipsz
- public works
- Patrick Tuttofuoco
- Mark Wallinger
- Richard Wentworth
- Pae White
- Richard Wilson
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Racinated, Eucalyptus, 2008 Photograph © Thierry Bal
Title: Racinated
Location: various sites around the town
Racinated, Richard Wentworth’s ten-part deep-blue enamel sign piece, is spread across Folkestone’s promenades, alleyways and avenues. The text on these signs reads like a fusion of poetry and botany, highlighting the provenance of some of Britain’s non-native trees.
Alternatively, it can be understood to allude, via the tree metaphor, to the many migrants who disembark in Folkestone over the centuries to make their homes here or elsewhere in the country.
About Richard
Photo: Roger Sinek
Born Samoa, 1947. Lives and works in London.
Richard Wentworth has played a leading role in New British Sculpture since the end of the 70s. His work focusing on objects and their role in our daily lives has radically altered the traditional definition of sculpture. His work reveals a spontaneous and surprising urban reality.
Recent solo shows include
Pharos Centre for Contemporary Art – Cyprus 2006
Lisson Gallery – London 2005
Tate Liverpool 2005
Glad that things don’t talk, Irish Museum of Modern Art– Dublin 2003
Recent group exhibitions include
Making Worlds, 52nd Venice Biennale - Venice 2009
Cabinet of Curiosities, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 2009
Serpentine Manifesto Marathon, Serpentine Gallery, London 2008
It Starts From Here, De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill 2007
Global Cities, Tate Modern – London 2007
He was awarded the DAAD Fellowship in 1993 and in 2002 was made Master of the Ruskin school of Drawing and Fine Art.
Acknowledgements: Shepway District Council, Clive Weatherhogg, Southcliff Hotel, Kay El-Shamma, Carlton Hotel, Clark’s College (Properties) Ltd, Patrick Marrin, Dr Sandy Knapp, Natural History Museum, Piran Cooper, Dave Sephton, Alli Beddoes, Kit Grover, Cally Spooner, Will Holder and, of course, the magnificent John Yonge.
See Richard Wentworth's work
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