Richard Deacon : Richard Deacon was born in Bangor, Wales in 1949. During his childhood, his family moved several times including a period between 1955 and 1958 when they lived in Sri Lanka. In 1968 Richard Deacon attended a foundation course at Somerset College of Art, Taunton and was taught by John Hilliard, lan Breakwell and Rose Fmn-Kelcey amongst others. Following this he attended an undergraduate course at St Martin's School of Art between 1969 and 1972 where he concentrated on performance-based work, For example, Stuff Box Object 1971-72, an experimental piece made over a period of time, involved Richard Deacon climbing into a box, bolting himself inside, experiencing the interior space, climbing out and then working with plaster on the exterior of the box. Performance was to become an important base from which Richard Deacon developed the ideas for much of his subsequent work. Stuff Box Object was documented through photography and text. Richard Deacon's writings have matured alongside his work and now form an integral part of his practice. From 1974-1977 Richard Deacon studied on the MA course in Environmental Media at the Royal College of Art. In 1976 he moved to Brixton and early the following year set up a studio at 52 Acre Lane. Richard Deacon studied Art History on a part- time basis at Chelsea School of Art. 1978-79 was a decisive period for Deacon. Richard Deacon's son Alexis was born and as a result of a scholarship given to his wife, Jacqueline Poncelet, he was able to visit the United States for a year. Here he produced a series of drawings called It's Orpheus When There's Singing, based on his readings ofRainer Maria Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus. In 1982 his daughter Alice was born and he started work on the sculptural series Art For Other People. It was at this time that Deacon's work began to gain national and international recognition and since then has been exhibited extensively throughout the world, including the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, Kunstverein, Hannover and MOCA/CT, Los Angeles. In 1987 Richard Deacon was awarded the Turner Prize. Richard Deacon was a Trustee of the Tate Gallery from 1992 to 1997. In addition to gallery-based exhibitions Richard Deacon has worked on several public art commissions notably Between The Eyes for the Yonge Square International Plaza in Toronto, Let's Not Be Stupid at the University of Warwick and Building From The Inside, Voltaplatz, Krefeld. Teaching has proved a constant and inspiring aspect of Richard Deacon's career, from which he has developed lectures which are of specific interest to him and his work. Richard Deacon has undertaken professorships at the London Institute, the Hohschule furAngewande Kunst. Vienna and the Ecole Nationale Supeneure des Beaux Arts, Pans. Richard Deacon's achievements were recognised in 1996 when he was awarded the Chevalier de 1'Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the Ministry of Culture, France, In the 1999 New Year's Honours List, Richard Deacon was made CBE for his significant contribution to the arts in Britain. Richard Deacon's Biography: Richard Deacon studied at Somerset College of Art, Taunton from 1968 to 1969, St Martin’s School of Art, London from 1969 to 1972 and the Royal College of Art, London from 1974 to 1977. Richard Deacon studied part time at Chelsea School of Art, London, in 1978. From 1977 to 1992 Richard Deacon was a visiting lecturer in sculpture at various art schools, principally Central School of Art & Design, London; Chelsea School of Art, London; Sheffield City Polytechnic; Bath Academy of Art; and Winchester School of Art. Richard Deacon was visiting lecturer at Ateliers 63, Haarlem and Amsterdam (1989-93), Guest Professor, Hochschule fur Angewande Kunst, Vienna (1995-6) and Guest lecturer, MA Programme, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1998). Deacon has been Visiting Professor at Chelsea School of Art and the London Institute since 1992, Advisor to Rijksakademie van Beelden Kunsten, Amsterdam, since 1996 and Professor at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, since 1999. Richard Deacon’s first one-man show was held in 1978 at The Gallery, Brixton, London. This led to a string of solo exhibitions, both nationally and internationally, notably at the Riverside Studios (1984), Tate Gallery, London (1985), the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (1998) and at Tate Gallery Liverpool (1999). He has exhibited regularly at the Lisson Gallery, London, since 1983, and at Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, since 1986. Richard Deacon won the Turner Prize in 1987 and the Robert Jakobsen Prize, Museum Wurth, Kunzelsau, Germany in 1995. In 1997 Richard Deacon was awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, France, and in 1998 was elected a Royal Academician. Richard Deacon was made CBE in 1999. He lives and works in London. RICHARD DEACON Artist Bio Born: Bangor, Wales, 1949 Education: Somerset College of Art, Taunton, England, 1968-69 St. Martin's College of Art, London, England, 1969-72 B.A., Royal College of Art, London, England, 1974-77 M.A., Chelsea School of Art, London, England, 1977-78 Awards: Turner Prize, Tate Gallery, London, England, 1987 RICHARD DEACON'S SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2004 "Lead Astray, New Shared Sculptures by Bill Woodrow & Richard Deacon," New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Atelier Brancusi, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France 2003 -"Made in Cologne, " Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany -Galerie Stadtpark, Krems, Austria 2001 P.S.1/Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, New York 1999 "New World Order," Tate Gallery Liverpool, Liverpool, England 1998 "Sculpture and Drawing," Shiraishi Contemporary Art, The Bathhouse, Tokyo, Japan 1997 Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York "Richard Deacon: Show and Tell," Musée Départemental de Rochechouart, Haute-Vienne, France 1995 "Richard Deacon: Esculturas: 1984-1995." Museo de Arte Moderna, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Museo Nacional, Santiago, Chile; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Cáracas Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela; Wilfredo Lam Arts Center, Havana, Cuba "Atlas" and "This is Not a Story," Customs House, South Shields, England 1993 "Skulpturen 1987-1993," Kunstverein, Hannover, Germany; Orangerie, Herrenhauser Garten, Hannover, Germany 1992 Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York "Art for Other People," Musée d'Art Moderne, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France "The Interior is Always More Difficult," École Régionale d'Art de Dunkerque, Dunkerque, France 1991 "Skulpturen und Zeichnungen," Museum Haus Lange and Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany 1990 Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York "Richard Deacon: Nye Arbeider/New Works," Kunstnerner Hus, Oslo, Norway 1989 "Richard Deacon: 10 Sculptures 1987/89," ARC/Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France "New Sculpture," Plymouth Art Centre, Plymouth, England Kunstmuseum, St. Gallen, Switzerland 1988 "3 Sculptures," Ecoles des Beaux-Arts de Macon, Macon, France "Distance no Object," Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York 1987 Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland; Fundación Caja de Pensiones, Madrid, Spain; Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium 1986 Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York "Sculpture for Exterior & Interior," Interim Art, London, England Galerie Arlogos, Nantes, France "For Those Who Have Eyes. Richard Deacon Sculptures 1980-86," Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, England; Glynn Vivian Gallery, Swansea, England; Turner House, National Museum of Wales, England; Mostyn Art Gallery, Llandudno, England; Warwick Art Centre, Warwick, England; City Museum of Art Gallery, Stoke on Trent, England 1985 "Five Recent Sculptures," Gallery of New Art, the Tate Gallery, London, England 1984 Riverside Studios, London, England Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, England 1981 Sheffield City Polytechnic Gallery, Sheffield, England 1976 Royal College of Art Galleries, London, England 1975 Royal College of Art Galleries, London, England RICHARD DEACON'S SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2003 "Happiness: A Survival Guide for Life and Art, MORI Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan -"Independence," South London Art Gallery, London, England Kunstoff, M.A.R.T.A. Herford, Germanyj Triennial 2003, Tate Britain, London, England 2003 "A Sculpture Show," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York 2001 "Animations,"P.S.1 MoMA, New York, New York 1999 "Intensita in Europa," Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea, Prato, Italy "Am Horizont," Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany "At Home with Art," The Tate Gallery, London 1998 "Breaking Ground," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York "Anos 80," Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal "Direcção Escultura," Centro de Arte Moderna, Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal "Thinking Aloud," Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, England; Corner House, Manchester, England; Camden Art Center, London, England "Artist's Proof," Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany; Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Germany 1997 Skulptur Projekte Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum, Münster, Germany "Material Culture: The Object in British Art of the 1980s and 90s," Hayward Gallery, London, England 1996 "Un Siècle de sculpture anglaise," Jeu de Paume, Paris, France "Museum of Contemporary Art Sarajevo 2000," Moderna Ljubjlana, Sarajevo, Bosnia "Sculptors: 7 Attitudes," Casino Luxembourg, Forum d'Art Contemporain, Luxembourg, Belgium "Till Brancusi," Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden 1995 "Weltkunst Collection of Contemporary British Art," Irish Museum of Art, Dublin, Ireland "ARS 95," Museum for Contemporary Art/Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, Finland 1994 "Prospect/Retrospect," Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland 1993 "A Group Show," Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, New York "New Sculptures," Middelheim Park, Antwerp, Belgium 1992 Documenta 9, Kassel, Germany "Platzverführung," Waiblingen, Germany "Allegories of Modernism, Contemporary Drawing," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York 1991 "Weitersehen," Museum Haus Lange and Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Devil on the Stairs: Art from on the Eighties," Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "Inheritance and Transformation," Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland 1990 "Before Sculpture—Sculptors' Drawings," New York Studio School, New York, New York "Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud, and Richard Deacon," Saatchi Collection, London, England "Terskel I/Threshold I," Museet für Samtidskunst, Olso, Norway "Contemporary British Art for Japan," Setegaya Museum, Tokyo, Japan "British Art Now: A Subjective View" (organized by the British Council, London), Setagana Museum, Tokyo, Japan; Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka City, Japan; Nagoya City Museum, Nagoya, Japan; Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Tochigi, Japan; Hyogo Prefectural Museum, Kobe, Japan; Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan "New Works for Different Places: Four Cities Project," Victoria Park, Plymouth, England 1989 "British Sculpture 1960-1988," Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium "Sculpture Anglaise," Centre d'Art Contemporain, Labège, France Skulptur für Krefeld I, Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany "Edinburgh International. Reason and Emotion in Contemporary Art" (organized by the Scottish Arts Council), Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland 1988 "Art in the Garden," The Glasgow Garden Festival 1988, Edinburgh, Scotland "The Analytic Theater," Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio; Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta; University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, California; Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania "Schlaf Der Vernunft," Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany "Starlit Waters: British Sculpture, An International Art 1968-1988," Tate Gallery, Liverpool, England Rosc '88, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin, Ireland "Brittanica: 30 ans de Sculpture," Musée des Beaux-Arts André Malraux, Le Havre, France; École d'Architecture de Normandie, Rouen, France; Musée de l'Evreux, Evreux, France; Musee van Hedendaagse Kunst, Antwerp, Belgium 1987 Skulptur Projekte Münster, Westfälisches Landesmuseum, Münster, Germany "A Quiet Revolution: British Sculpture Since 1965," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California; Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York "Current Affairs: British Painting and Sculpture in the 1980s," Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, England; Mucsarnok, Budapest, Hungary; National Gallery, Prague, The Czech Republic; Zachenta, Warsaw, Poland "Britannia. Paintings and Sculptures from the 1980s" (organized by the British Council, London), Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden; Sara Hilden Museum, Tampere, Finland "Juxtapositions: Recent Sculpture from England and Germany," P.S.1/Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Long Island City, New York "Turner Prize Exhibition," Tate Gallery, London, England 1986 "Entre el Objeto y la Imagen; Escultura Britanica Contemporane" (Organized by the Brittish Council, London), Palacio Velasquez, Madrid, Spain; Fundació Ciaxa de Pensions, Barcelona, Spain; Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao, Spain "Skulptur 9 Kunstnere fra Storbrittanien," The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark Sonsbeek '86. International Sculpture Exhibition, Arnhem, The Netherlands Prospect 86, Frankfurt am Main, Germany "Correspondence Europe," Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1985 Nouvelle Biennale de Paris, Paris, France "Beyond Appearances: Sculpture for the Visually Handicapped and Sighted to Share," Castle Museum, Nottingham, England "The British Show," British Council Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia; The Exhibition Hall, Melbourne, Australia; National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand "Three British Sculptors: Richard Deacon, Julian Opie, Richard Wentworth," The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel "Place Saint Lambert Investigations," Espace Nord, Liège, Belgium "Sculptures, premiere approche pour un parc," Fondation Cartier, Jouy-en-Josas, France Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Transformations in Sculpture: Four Decades of American and European Art," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York 1984 "An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture," The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield, England; Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, England "Turner Prize Exhibition," Tate Gallery, London, England 1983 "New Art," Tate Gallery, London, England "Transformations: New Sculpture from Britain" (organized by the British Council, London), 17th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil; Museo de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Museo de Arte Moderno-Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Fundacão Calouste Gulbenkien, Lisbon, Portugal 1982 "Englische Plastik heute/British Sculpture Now," Kunstmuseum Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland 1981 "Objects and Sculpture," Institute of Contemporary Art, London, England; Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, England RICHARD DEACON'S COMMISSIONS / PUBLIC PROJECTS 2000 "Just Us," Ocean Plaza, Fuxingmennei Street, Beijing, China (commissioned by the COSCO Corporation) 1999 "How Much Does Your Mind Weigh?," Millenium Dome, Greenwich, England (commissioned for "Mind Zone") "No Stone Unturned," Bemalter Stahl Platz, Liestal, Switzerland (commissioned by UBS Switzerland) 1996 Gates and Railings for Custom House Arts Centre, South Shields, England (commissioned by the Tyne & Wear Development Authority) "One Is Alseep, One Is Awake," Tokyo International Forum Building, Tokyo, Japan (commissioned by the Tokyo International Forum Artworks Project) 1993 "Zeitweise," Mexicoplatz, Vienna, Austria (commissioned by Stadt Wien) 1992 "Between Fiction and Fact," Musée d'Art Moderne, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France (commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and the Urban Community of Lille/Villeneuve d'Ascq) "Building From The Inside," Voltaplatz, Krefeld, Germany (commissioned by the Krefelder Kulturstiftung) "This Is Not A Story," Rathausplatz, Waiblingen, Germany (commissioned by the Region of Stuttgart) "One Step, Two Step," Landspitz and Nieumarkt, Nordhorn, Germany (commissioned by Stadt Nordhorn) 1991 "Nobody Here But Us," Office Tower Plaza, 135 Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand (commissioned by ASP Properties Limited and Albert Street Developments Limited) "Let's Not Be Stupid," Former Air Hall Site, University of Warwick, Coventry, England (commissioned by the University of Warwick) 1990 "Between The Eyes," Yonge Square International Plaza, No 1 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario (commissioned by Camrost Development Corporation) "Once Upon A Time...," Former Redheugh Bridge Abutment, Gateshead, England (commissioned by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) "Moor," Victoria Park, Plymouth, England (commissioned by TSWA for New Works for New Places; Four Cities Project)