Gavin Turk
born 1967
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Gavin Turk (born 1967) is a British artist, and is considered to be one of the Young British Artists. Turk's oeuvre deals with issues of authenticity and identity, engaged with modernist and avant-garde debates surrounding the 'myth' of the artist and the 'authorship' of a work of art.
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Gavin Turk Metamorphosis
2000
Gavin Turk Cavey
1991–7
Gavin Turk Font
2006
Gavin Turk [no title]
1994
Gavin Turk Gavin Turk Right Hand and Forearm
1992
Gavin Turk Study for Window
1991–3
Gavin Turk Melancholia
2008
Artist as subject
Gavin Turk Gavin Turk Right Hand and Forearm
1992
Gavin Turk Study for Window
1991–3
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Lichtenstein and Pop Study Day: Other Worlds of British Pop – Part 1
Audio recording. This study day in March 2013 explored issues raised by the major Roy Lichtenstein retrospective at Tate Modern
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Gavin Turk: Authorship and identity
Turk's artworks include images of himself disguised as Sid Vicious, Che Guevara and Andy Warhol
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Rob Pruitt's Christmas Flea Market
TateShots explores Rob Pruitt's Flea Market, Tate Modern, 12-13 December 2009
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Long Weekend 2009: House of Fairy Tales
TateShots brings you highlights of the House of Fairy Tales at Tate Modern's Long Weekend, Summer 2009
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Gavin Turk: Artist’s Talk
Gavin Turk talked to the broadcaster and critic Tim Marlow about recent work.
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