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Jim Lambie
Shortlisted: 2005

Jim Lambie makes exuberant installations and sculptures which make reference to pop music and youth culture. He uses everyday materials including coloured tape and glitter to transform spaces and familiar objects. He is shortlisted for his exhibitions at Sadie Coles HQ, London and Anton Kern, New York.

Jim Lambie Portrait. Photo: Adrian Barry. Courtesy of The Artist, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, Sadie Coles, London
Jim Lambie Portrait
Photo: Adrian Barry
Courtesy of The Artist, The Modern
Institute, Glasgow, Anton Kern Gallery,
New York, Sadie Coles, London

Jim Lambie - Installation view Mental Oyster Anton Kern Gallery New York, 2004 Courtesy of The Artist, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, Sadie Coles, London
Jim Lambie
Mental Oyster (Installation view)
Anton Kern Gallery New York, 2004
Courtesy of The Artist, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, Sadie Coles, London


View Jim Lambie in the Tate Collection