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Olivia Plender

Olivia Plender, Masterpiece, 2002. Courtesy The Artist
Olivia Plender
Masterpiece 2002
Courtesy The Artist
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Historical research is at the core of Olivia Plender's practice. Her works investigate idiosyncratic pockets of forgotten history that sit awkwardly with the way we live now.

For the Tate Triennial, Plender has created a theatre piece based on early BBC TV arts programming such as Monitor, which reveals the authoritative approach that museums and broadcast media use to frame art. This performance is part of an ongoing project. In 2005, Plender staged an 'in conversation' with Ken Russell, one of Monitor's original presenters, where they discussed notions of creative genius and 'taste'. She also explores these themes in her comic book series The Masterpiece.

Biography

Born in 1977 in London
1995–1998 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2005 The Medium and Daybreak, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
Dance of the Seven Veils, Cooper Gallery, Dundee
A Public Meeting to Address the Phenomenon of Materialisation as part of Man in the Holocene, London (performance)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2005 Paris–Londres: Le voyage Interieur, Espace Electra, Paris
IX Baltic Triennale of International Art, Contemporary Arts Centre (CAC), Vilnius, Lithuania
A Gathering of Merrie Campers, collaboration with Ken Russell as part of Coniston Water Festival, Grizedale Arts (performance)
2004 Romantic Detachment, PS1, New York
East End Academy, The Whitechapel Gallery, London

Lives and works in London


See also:
Audio tour: Olivia Plender clip
Live works: Olivia Plender

 
 
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Olivia Plender, Masterpiece, 2002. Courtesy The Artist
Olivia Plender
Masterpiece 2002
Courtesy The Artist