Claire Hooper (artist)

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Claire Hooper (born 1978 in London) is a British artist based in London, England.

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Exhibitions

Hooper has shown in Europe and elsewhere, including shows at Lothringer 13, Munich; MUMOK, Vienna; Sketch, London; IT Park Taipei; Kunstwerke, Berlin, and various Serpentine gallery events. [1] [2] Hooper is known for her work with video, including Nyx (2010), Aoide (2011) and Eris [3] (2012), Hooper has also made large scale watercolour paintings including Clay as Bread and Dust as Wine [4] (2016), a 1:1 scale ‘copy’ of an imagined archaeological site in ancient Mesopotamia. She is represented by Hollybush Gardens London [5] and her work is distributed by LUX. [6]

Awards

Hooper was the 2010 winner of the Baloise Art Prize Art Statements, Art Basel. [7]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Claire Hooper – The Genealogy Of Nyx". Serpentine Galleries . Vimeo . Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. "Eris by Claire Hooper". www.picture-this.org.uk. UK: Picture This – Works&Projects. 2011.
  4. Douglas, Caroline (5 February 2016). "Claire Hooper, Clay as Bread and Dust as Wine, Hollybush Gardens, London". www.contemporaryartsociety.org. Contemporary Art Society . Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  5. "Clair Hooper". hollybushgardens.co.uk. UK: Hollybush Gardens London. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Baloise Artprize > Awarded Artists > Claire-Hooper". Baloise Group . Retrieved 20 December 2019.