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Bio
John Wood (b.1969, Hong Kong) and Paul Harrison (b.1966, Wolverhampton) make things that move and things that don’t, things that are flat and things that are not, things that are mildly amusing and things that are definitely not. They make works that form a kind of reference manual for how to do, make, build, or draw things that you probably never want to do, make, build, or draw. They do it for you. Even though you don’t need them to. This attempt to compile an encyclopaedia of the everyday, started in 1993 after they met at art college.
Recent solo exhibitions include: ‘Everything is Black and White’, Galeria Vera Cortês, Lisbon (2021); ‘Bored’, Gallery Cristin Tierney, New York (2021); ‘Words Made of Atoms’, Gallery von Bartha, S-chanf, Switzerland (2020); ‘As logical as possible’, Kunstverein Arnsberg, Germany (2017).
Recent group exhibitions include: ‘Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules, Somerset House’, London (2021); ‘Fresh Window’, MUDAM, Luxemburg (2019); ‘On Struggling to remain present when you want to disappear’, OCAT Museum, Shanghai, China (2018); ‘[Re]construct’, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield (2017).
Selected solo museum shows: CAMH, Houston, USA; Mori Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK; Frist Centre, Nashville, USA; Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland; Chateau de Rochechouart, France; Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary.
Selected group shows: ‘Art Now’, Lightbox, Tate Britain, London; ‘Slapstick’ Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg, Germany; ‘Private Utopia’ British Council Touring, Japan; ‘Super 8’, Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; ‘Open Space’, ICC, Tokyo, Japan; ‘Mardin Bienali, Mardin, Turkey; ‘Made in Britain’, British Council Touring, China; ‘Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain’, Whitechapel Gallery, London, England; ‘You’ll never know’, Hayward Gallery Touring, UK; ‘New British Video’, MoMA, New York, USA.
Selected screenings: MoMA, Queens, New York; MOCA, Los Angeles; Tate Modern, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden; De Appel, Amsterdam, Netherlands; National Theatre, London.
Selected collections: Museum of Modern Art, New York; Tate, London; Arts Council Collection; British Council Collection; Centre Pompidou Collection; FNAC, France; Government Art Collection; Kadist Foundation, Paris; Ludwig Collection, Aachen.
John Wood (Hong Kong, 1969) e Paul Harrison (Wolverhampton, 1966) fazem coisas que se movem e coisas que não se movem, coisas que são planas e coisas que não são, coisas que são ligeiramente divertidas e coisas que definitivamente não são. Fazem obras que formam uma espécie de manual de referência sobre como fazer, criar, construir, ou desenhar coisas que provavelmente nunca se vão querer fazer, criar, construir, ou desenhar. Eles fazem-no por si. Mesmo que não precise delas. Esta tentativa de compilar uma enciclopédia do quotidiano começou em 1993, depois de se conhecerem na faculdade de artes.
Entre as exposições individuais recentes destacam-se: ‘Everything is Black and White’, Galeria Vera Cortês, Lisbon (2021); ‘Bored’, Gallery Cristin Tierney, Nova Iorque (2021); ‘Words Made of Atoms’, Gallery von Bartha, S-chanf, Suíça (2020); ‘As logical as possible’, Kunstverein Arnsberg, Alemanha (2017).
Exposições colectivas recentes incluem: ‘Beano: The Art of Breaking the Rules, Somerset House’, Londres (2021); ‘Fresh Window’, MUDAM, Luxemburgo (2019); ‘On Struggling to remain present when you want to disappear’, OCAT Museum, Shanghai, China (2018); ‘[Re]construct’, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield (2017).
Selecção de exposições individuais em museus: CAMH, Houston, EUA; Mori Museum, Tóquio, Japão; Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, Reino Unido; Frist Centre, Nashville, EUA; Kunstmuseum Thun, Suíça; Chateau de Rochechouart, França; Ludwig Museum, Budapeste, Hungria.
Selecção de exposições colectivas: ‘Art Now’, Lightbox, Tate Britain, Londres; ‘Slapstick’ Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg, Alemanha; ‘Private Utopia’ British Council Touring, Japão; ‘Super 8’, Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; ‘Open Space’, ICC, Tóquio, Japão; ‘Mardin Bienali’, Mardin, Turquia; ‘Made in Britain’, British Council Touring, China; ‘Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain’, Whitechapel Gallery, Londres, Inglaterra; ‘You’ll never know’, Hayward Gallery Touring, Reino Unido; ‘New British Video’, MoMA, Nova Iorque, EUA.
Selecção de projecções: MoMA, Queens, Nova Iorque; MOCA, Los Angeles; Tate Modern, Londres; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Moderna Museet, Estocolmo, Suécia; De Appel, Amesterdão, Holanda; National Theatre, Londres.
Colecções seleccionadas: Museu de Arte Moderna, Nova Iorque; Tate, Londres; Colecção Arts Council; British Council Collection; Centre Pompidou Collection; FNAC, França; Government Art Collection; Kadist Foundation, Paris; Ludwig Collection, Aachen.