Mike Nelson

born 1967

Mike Nelson, ‘The Coral Reef’ 2000
The Coral Reef 2000
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Michael "Mike" Nelson (born 20 August 1967) is a contemporary British installation artist. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2011. Nelson has twice been nominated for the Turner Prize: first in 2001 (that year the prize was won by Martin Creed), and again in 2007 (when the winner was Mark Wallinger).

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Mike Nelson, ‘The Coral Reef’ 2000

Mike Nelson The Coral Reef

2000
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Mike Nelson, ‘Heroin Room, (The Coral Reef) 2000’ 2007

Mike Nelson Heroin Room, (The Coral Reef) 2000

2007
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Venice Biennale 2011: Mike Nelson at the British Pavilion

Art critic Ben Lewis met Mike Nelson and asked him about his installation in Venice
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Mike Nelson: The Coral Reef

An installation that invites visitors to explore a parallel world
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Mike Nelson: Turner prize 2007

Labyrinthine installations, made of interconnecting corridors and chambers, are intentionally disorientating

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Meet the Artist: Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson, Turner Prize nominee

Still image of Mike Nelson: Turner Prize 2007
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Mike Nelson: Turner Prize 2007

Mike Nelson, Turner Prize nominee

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Cornelia Parker, ‘Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View’ 1991
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Installation art

The term installation art is used to describe large-scale, mixed-media constructions, often designed for a specific place or for a ...

Visitors viewing Jackson Pollock's Summertime: Number 9A at Tate Modern
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Tate Debate: Is viewing art a social experience?

This week we're interested in how we best experience artworks, specifically in the gallery setting.

A black and white photograph, Bruce McLean Pose Work for Plinths I.
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The scene is set: Tate Britain New Displays I

Several displays this summer explore ways in which ideas surrounding performance have come to occupy a defining place in art ...

Mike Nelson I Impostor
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Mike Nelson in conversation

To coincide with Mike Nelson representing Britain at the 54th Venice Biennale of Art, Tate curator Clarrie Wallis talks to ...

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