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Michael Nelson RA (born 20 August 1967) is a contemporary British installation artist. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2011.[1] 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).

Michael Nelson
Born	(1967-08-20) 20 August 1967 (age 54) Loughborough, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Chelsea College of Art
Known for	Installation art

Working practice

Nelson's installations always only exist for the time period of the exhibition which they were made for. They are extended labyrinths, which the viewer is free to find their own way through, and in which the locations of the exit and entrance are often difficult to determine. His "The Deliverance and the Patience" in a former brewery on the Giudecca was in the 2001 Venice Biennale.[2] In September 2007, his exhibition A Psychic Vacuum was held in the old Essex Street Market, New York.[3] Essays on Nelson's projects, '24A Orwell Street King's Cross Sydney'[4] and 'The Deliverance and the Patience'[5] have been written by artist/curator Richard Grayson.

His major installation The Coral Reef (2000), was on display at Tate Britain until the end of 2011. It consists of fifteen rooms and a warren of corridors. This work and its showing at Matt's Gallery earned him his 2001 Turner Prize nomination.

In 2019, from March to October, he transformed the Duveen Galleries in Tate Britain with his new installation called 'The Asset Strippers', a collection of objects from post-war Britain that framed his childhood.[6] [7]

See also

• Turner Prize
• Young British Artists
• British art

Notes and references

External links

• Malmö Konsthall: Mike Nelson, 2012
• 303 Gallery: Mike Nelson (303 Gallery)
• Matt's Gallery: Mike Nelson
• Galleria Franco Noero: Mike Nelson
• Creative Time: Mike Nelson, 2007
• Frieze Art Fair: Mike Nelson commission, 2006
• Mike Nelson's A Psychic Vacuum in New York City, September 2007
• Kristin M. Jones, Review of A Psychic Vacuum, Frieze, November-December 2011
• Michele Robecchi, Interview with Mike Nelson, Flash Art, October 2008
• Sean O'Hagan, Interview with Mike Nelson, Guardian 23 September 2007
• Dan Fox, Review of Modern Art Oxford show, Frieze, September 2004
• Adrian Searle, Review of Modern Art Oxford show, Guardian, 11 May 2004
• Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections

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Michael « Mike » Nelson, né le 20 août 1967, est un artiste contemporain britannique qui fait des installations. Il a représenté l'Angleterre à la Biennale de Venise en 2011[1]. Nelson a été finaliste à deux reprises pour le prix Turner, en 2001 et 2007[2].

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