Richard Wilson (installation artist)

: This page is about the installation artist. For other people named Richard Wilson, see Richard Wilson (disambiguation)

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Richard Wilson (born 1953) is a British installation artist.

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1953 - British - Installation - Artist

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Wilson was born in London and studied at Hornsey College of Art and the University of Reading. He was short-listed for the Turner Prize in 1988 (when Tony Cragg won) and 1989 (when Richard Long won).

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London - Hornsey College of Art - University of Reading - Turner Prize - 1988 - Tony Cragg - 1989 - Richard Long

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Wilson often works on an architectural scale, often changing large spaces in some dramatic way. One of his best known pieces, 20:50 (1987), consists of a room half-flooded with used sump oil in which the ceiling of the space is reflected, producing a disorienting effect.

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Architectural - Oil

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