Mike Nelson

born 1967

Mike Nelson, ‘The Coral Reef’ 2000
The Coral Reef 2000
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Biography

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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Artworks

Mike Nelson, ‘The Coral Reef’ 2000

Mike Nelson The Coral Reef

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

Mike Nelson Heroin Room, (The Coral Reef) 2000

2007
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TateShots

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

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Mike Nelson: Turner Prize 2007

Mike Nelson, Turner Prize nominee

Features

Cornelia Parker, ‘Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View’ 1991
Art Term

Installation art

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

Mike Nelson I Impostor
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Mike Nelson in conversation

Clarrie Wallis

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

A black and white photograph, Bruce McLean Pose Work for Plinths I.
Tate Etc

The scene is set: Tate Britain New Displays I

Lizzie Carey-Thomas

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

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