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Amikam Toren

born 1945

Urban Landscape Exchange (20 Warwick Av. London W9) 1974
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Biography

Amikam Toren (born 1945 in Jerusalem) is a British artist whose works explores painting, sculpture, moving image and mixed media. He was the co-founding editor of magazine, Wallpaper from 1974 to 1976." He is regarded as one of the most important and interesting conceptual artists of the 20th century to work in the UK. Arrived in London in 1968, he gained artistic prominence in the 1970s.

Toren held his first public exhibition in London at Alexandra Palace in 1972 and has exhibited extensively ever since. Following hundreds of shows, over four continents, he has been cited by journalists and academics as, "An artist of international importance" And criticised by some for making work too political to be shown in public galleries.

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Conceptual art

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  • Of The Times, Thursday 20 July 1989

    Amikam Toren
    1989
  • Armchair Painting - Untitled (educating europe)

    Amikam Toren
    1991
  • Armchair Painting - Untitled (the fact of the matter is)

    Amikam Toren
    2006
  • Armchair Painting - Untitled (wallbound)

    Amikam Toren
    1991
  • Simple Fractions

    Amikam Toren
    1975
  • neither a painting nor a statue

    Amikam Toren
    1979
  • Of The Times, 7th October 1983

    Amikam Toren
    1983
  • Urban Landscape Exchange (20 Warwick Av. London W9)

    Amikam Toren
    1974
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