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Cornelia Parker
Watch and listen to Cornelia Parker's lecture at the University of York in June 2011, when she talked about her work. She was then filmed "in conversation" with academic and friend, Claire Macdonald.
The above is the first in several sections of film on You Tube which you can watch on the York Museums Trust channel :
Cornelia Parker talks about Thirty Pieces of Silver, part 2
Cornelia Parker talks about Thirty Pieces of Silver, part 3
In Conversation - Cornelia Parker, part 1
In Conversation - Cornelia Parker, part 2
In Conversation - Cornelia Parker, part 3
In Conversation - Cornelia Parker, part 4
Biography
Cornelia Parker was born in Cheshire in 1956 and lives and works in London. In 1997 she was shortlisted for the Turner Prize.
For some years her work has been concerned with formalising things beyond our control, containing the volatile and making it into something that is quiet and contemplative like the "eye of the storm".
She is fascinated with processes in the world that mimic cartoon "deaths" – steamrollering, shooting full of holes, falling from cliffs and explosions.
Through a combination of visual and verbal allusions her work triggers cultural metaphors and personal associations, which allow the viewer to witness the transformation of the most ordinary objects into something compelling and extraordinary.
Lately Parker's attention has turned to issues of globalisation, consumerism and the mass-media.
A solo exhibition of Cornelia Parker's work Doubtful Sound was shown at Baltic, Gateshead in 2010. Solo exhibitions were held at Museo de Arte de Lima, Peru and Frith Street Gallery in 2008 and in 2007 her work was included in the inaugural exhibition of Tokyo's National Art Centre.
Parker had a major solo exhibition at Birmingham's Ikon Gallery, also in 2007. Other notable solo exhibitions include Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin; ICA, Philadelphia; Aspen Museum of Art, Colorado; Chicago Arts Club and the ICA, Boston.
Parker's work is represented in many international collections including The Arts Council of England, Tate Gallery, London and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Click here to find out more about Cornelia Parker's work.
