Royal Academy of Arts

Bill Woodrow RA

07 Nov 2013 - 16 Feb 2014

Bill Woodrow RA
Spin Dryer with Bicycle Frame Including Handlebars, 1981.
Spin dryer
67 x 107 x 64 cm
Collection of the artist. Photo Edward Woodman
Bill Woodrow RA
Standing Stones, 1979.
Carpet sweeper, vacuum cleaner, concrete
133 x 80 x 125 cm
Collection of the artist.
Bill Woodrow RA
Untitled, 1979.
Telephone, plaster, varnish
17 x 22 x 28 cm
Collection of the artist
Bill Woodrow RA
Hoover Breakdown, 1979.
Upright vacuum cleaner, wooden replica vacuum cleaner
100 x 155 x 125 cm.
Collection of the artist
Bill Woodrow RA
Camera and Lizard, 1981.
Camera
19 x 27 x 13 cm
Collection of the artist.
Bill Woodrow RA
The Glass Jar, 1983.
Teapot, glass jar, acrylic paint
28 x 31 x 20 cm.
Collection of the artist.
BILL WOODROW RA
7 November 2013 — 16 February 2014

The first comprehensive survey of work by the sculptor Bill Woodrow RA.

Comprising around 50 works, the exhibition spans Woodrow’s entire career and explores the themes of his oeuvre from the early 1970s to the present day, highlighting his humour and inventiveness and underpinning his influential role in contemporary sculpture. The exhibition is held in Burlington Gardens, the Royal Academy’s new venue for contemporary art.

Bill Woodrow RA is one of the group of celebrated British sculptors born in the late 40s and early 50s, who have helped redefine public perceptions of sculpture, a group which also includes Anish Kapoor RA, Antony Gormley RA, Tony Cragg RA and Richard Deacon RA.

This exhibition spans Woodrow’s entire career, from his earliest sculpture created the year after he left St Martin’s School of Art to his most recent work, including a new work created for this exhibition.
 

Tags: Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Bill Woodrow