Elizabeth Wright (artist)

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Elizabeth Wright (born 1964, London) is an English sculptor and installation artist. Wright exhibited at the 1995 Venice Biennale. [1] Two of her works, a sculpture of a bicycle called B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135% (1996/7) [2] and a print entitled Snowball (2000) [3] are in the collection of the Tate Gallery.

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References

  1. 1 2 David Barrett (November–December 1995). "Elizabeth Wright: Karsten Schubert, London UK". Frieze . Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135%, Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. Snowball, Tate.org.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. Neal Brown (May 1999). "Elizabeth Wright: Delfina, London UK". Frieze . Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.