Artist

Marc Quinn

Born in London, 1964

Marc Quinn has exhibited widely for over twenty-five years, including recent solo presentations at CAC Málaga (2014), Giorgio Cini Foundation, Venice (2013) and Musée Océanographique de Monaco (2012). Group exhibitions include ‘Open Air’ at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, UK (2014), ‘Bad Thoughts’ at Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2014), ‘Nothing in the World but Youth’, Turner Contemporary, UK (2012), ‘The Foundation of Art, Sculpture and its Base since Auguste Rodin’, Arp Museum, Germany (2010) and shows at The British Museum, London (2008) and the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2005 and 2001). In 2005 Quinn unveiled Alison Lapper Pregnant, his sculpture for the first Fourth Plinth commission in Trafalgar Square, London. Most recently, ‘Making Waves’, a feature-length film directed by Gerry Fox that documents a year of Quinn’s life, was launched with a première at the London Film Festival in 2014.

Exhibitions
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Marc Quinn: Historynow
Marc Quinn returns to Venice with new works born from screenshots and posts from the iPhone.
21 Apr 2022 - 23 Oct 2022
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Venezia
Venice
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Sun is Coming Up
Custot Gallery Dubai is delighted to present a group exhibition of paintings, sculptures and photography by the international contemporary artists Etel Adnan, Tony Cragg, Richard Höglund, William Klein, Marc Quinn, Pablo Reinoso, Arnaud Rivieren, Tomás Saraceno, Sophia Vari, Bernar Venet and Fabienne Verdier.
12 Jan 2022 - 20 Mar 2022
Custot Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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5th Year Anniversary Group Show
For its fifth year anniversary, Custot Gallery Dubai present​s​ a group exhibition with modern and...
22 Mar 2021 - 06 Jun 2021
Custot Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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Precious – From Picasso to Jeff Koons
The complete collection of 161 jewels put together over the years by Diane Venet, some of which never...
08 Feb 2015 - 16 Aug 2015
Venice
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Marc Quinn: Held by Desire
White Cube Hong Kong presents Held by Desire, an exhibition of new works by British artist Marc Quinn. In...
08 Nov 2013 - 04 Jan 2014
White Cube Hong Kong
Hong Kong
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The World Meets Here
To inaugurate Custot Gallery Dubai, the new gallery in the heart of Alserkal Avenue, the city’s hub...
14 Mar 2016 - 07 May 2016
Custot Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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Black, White…
On the occasion of its first anniversary, Custot Gallery Dubai presents the group exhibition “Black,...
13 Mar 2017 - 15 Jul 2017
Custot Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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Marc Quinn: Thames River Water
The exhibition by British artist Marc Quinn draws from the artist’s exploration of the relationship...
22 Feb 2017 - 13 May 2017
Madrid
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Atlas I
Fondazione Prada presents a group show of seven works by John Bock, Tom Friedman, Mona Hatoum, Carsten...
01 Mar 2017 - 16 Apr 2017
Fondazione Prada, Milan
Milan
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Art & Jewelry
Many of the greatest artists and designers of the 20th and 21st centuries have turned both their thoughts...
19 Mar 2018 - 02 Jun 2018
Custot Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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Custot Gallery: Group Show
Opening on the occasion of Galleries Night at Alserkal Avenue, the collective exhibition “Group...
18 Mar 2019 - 30 May 2019
Custot Gallery
Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi
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