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 Barrett, David (November–December 1995). "Elizabeth Wright: Karsten Schubert, London UK". Frieze . No. 25. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  2. "B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135%". Tate . Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  3. "'Snowball', Elizabeth Wright, 2000". Tate . Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  4. Brown, Neal (May 1999). "Elizabeth Wright: Delfina, London UK". Frieze . No. 46. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2014.