Gavin Turk Reimagines Art History at Galleria Mimmo Scognamiglio
Gavin Turk (born 1967 in Guildford) presents 'History of Art' at Galleria Mimmo Scognamiglio in Milan, a solo exhibition that provocatively reinterprets iconic works by modern masters including Albers, Beuys, Boetti, Cesar, Duchamp, Dalí, Fontana, Judd, Klein, Magritte, and Pollock. The show opens with a tribute to Damien Hirst's pharmaceutical explorations and a calligraphic exercise on Robert Indiana's textual justifications. Turk transforms everyday objects—such as an egg carton painted white to evoke Enrico Castellani's extruded canvas—challenging notions of authorship and economic value. The exhibition is a deliberate deconstruction of art history, questioning authenticity and identity.
Key facts
- Gavin Turk was born in 1967 in Guildford.
- The exhibition is titled 'History of Art'.
- It is held at Galleria Mimmo Scognamiglio in Milan.
- The show reinterprets works by Albers, Beuys, Boetti, Cesar, Duchamp, Dalí, Fontana, Judd, Klein, Magritte, and Pollock.
- The opening includes a tribute to Damien Hirst.
- Turk uses an egg carton painted white to reference Enrico Castellani.
- The exhibition critiques authorship and economic value in art.
- The show is described as a 'provocatively indisponent' vision.
Entities
Artists
- Gavin Turk
- Damien Hirst
- Robert Indiana
- Josef Albers
- Joseph Beuys
- Alighiero Boetti
- César Baldaccini
- Marcel Duchamp
- Salvador Dalí
- Lucio Fontana
- Donald Judd
- Yves Klein
- René Magritte
- Jackson Pollock
- Enrico Castellani
Institutions
- Galleria Mimmo Scognamiglio
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Guildford
- United Kingdom