Emma Kay

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Emma Kay (born 1961) [1] is a British artist working with subjectivity and memory.

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Biography

Kay studied art at Goldsmiths College, working toward a bachelor's of arts degree from 1980 to 1983 and a master's of arts degree from 1995 to 1997. [2] Her early work consisted of compiling index-like lists of inanimate objects from a selection of novels. The Bible from Memory was her first ‘memory’ text using only her own recall of the text and was included in the British Art Show 5 2001 held at the South Bank Centre in London. [1] This was followed by Shakespeare from Memory in 1998, three drawings The World from Memory I, II and III, 1998, and Worldview, 1999, an attempt to write down the history of the whole world from memory. [2] Future, 2001, (Chisenhale Gallery) is a digital film that describes the future of the world, [3] [4] while The Story of Art, 2003, (Tate Modern) is a digital film attempting to write the history of art. [5] The Tate holds print copies of both The Bible from Memory and Worldview. [6] [7]

Art on the Underground

In 2004, Kay was the first fine artist to be asked to design the cover of London Underground's Tube Map. [8] In an interview explaining her inspiration for the design, she says that she chose a target motif because it tends to symbolize the pinpoint of where you are on a map — hence the title "You Are in London." [9] The work also become part of the Art on the Underground program, in which work by various artists is exhibited within London Tube stations. [10] Kay's designs for the London Underground were included in the 2018 exhibition Poster Girls held at the London Transport Museum. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 British Art Show 5. London: Southbank Centre. 2000. pp. 76–7. ISBN   1853322040. OCLC   44438712 . Retrieved 25 September 2024– via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 Verwoert, Jan (1 May 2001). "Hammer Projects: Emma Kay". Hammer Museum . Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Morton, Tom (5 May 2001). "Emma Kay". Frieze (59). Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Archive: Emma Kay, The Future From Memory, 2001, Installation view". Chisenhale Gallery . 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Story of Art Emma Kay". e-2. Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Manchester, Elizabeth (October 2002). "'The Bible from Memory' [1997] - Artwork Information - Collection Text". Tate . Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Manchester, Elizabeth (October 2002). "'Worldview' [1999] - Artwork Information - Collection Text". Tate . Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "'You are in London' - Emma Kay - London Underground Pocket Tube Map". Art on the Underground . 2004. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Emma Kay (with subtitles)". Art on the Underground. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017– via Vimeo.
  10. ↑ "Artists: Emma Kay". Art on the Underground . Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Bownes, David (2018). Poster Girls. London Transport Museum. ISBN   978-1-871829-28-0. OCLC   1105586669.
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