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Barnaby Barford

Barnaby Barford (born 1977), currently lives and works in London[1][2] is a British artist,[3] best known for his sculptural work using industrially made ceramics in unexpected ways.[4][5] In the past two years he has been looking at the world through the lens of the Apple. The most humble of all fruits has been there at every stage of the history of humankind – from Adam & Eve to Snow White, through Cézanne, Magritte, and Newton – and it is the perfect vehicle for cultural observation.[6]

Barnaby Barford
Born1977 (age 46–47)
Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
NationalityBritish
EducationRoyal College of Art
Websitewww.barnabybarford.co.uk

Career

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Barford graduated with a First Class BA Hons in 3D Design at Plymouth University in 2000.[1] In 1999 he took part in the Erasmus Programme, travelling to The Higher Institute for Artistic Industries in Faenza, Italy.[3] He went on to graduate from Royal College of Art in 2002 with an MA in Ceramics and Glass.[7] He has been an associate lecturer at Central Saint Martins in London since 2004.[8][9]

In 2015 Barford created The Tower of Babel[10] for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Alun Graves, Senior Curator of Ceramics and Glass Collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum described the sculptural installation as "a groundbreaking project"[11] for the museum. Standing six metres high, it was made up of 3000 individual bone china buildings, each depicting a real London shop photographed by the artist.[12][13] Derelict shops and pound stores appeared at the bottom of the Tower, while London's exclusive boutiques and galleries featured at the summit. Explicitly blurring the boundaries of art and commerce, each shop was for sale through the Victoria and Albert Museum. With prices rising as the Tower ascends, it forced people to confront where they fit into the hierarchy of consumption.[14] In the two years it took to make The Tower of Babel, Barford cycled over 1000 miles and visited every postcode in London.[15][16] In the same year Barford was commissioned to create a permanent public artwork for the London Borough of Waltham Forest.[17] The Elephant and The Tortoise is a 4 x 2 meter stainless steel sculpture which commemorates British Xylonite's Halex Factory that stood on the site in Highams Park between 1897 and 1971.[17]

In 2013 a major exhibition charting Barford's practice to date was mounted at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in the US.[18] This exhibition then travelled to Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2014.[19][20] Also in 2014 Barford was commissioned to create five permanent wall sculptures for the Louis Vuitton Townhouse inside London's Selfridges, each sculpture was made from "thousands of ceramic and porcelain flowers, leaves and butterflies".[21]

In 2008 Barford made Damaged Goods, an animated film commissioned and funded by Channel 4 and Arts Council England.[22] The film told a love story featuring porcelain figurines and was set on the shelves of a bric-a-brac shop.[23] The figurines created by Barford for the film were displayed in the David Gill Gallery in February 2010.[24] Where he is currently represented by: David Gill Galleries, St James’ London.[25]

Solo exhibitions

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MORE MORE MORE, David Gill Gallery, London (2019)[26]

Me Want Now, David Gill Gallery, London (2016)[27]

The Tower of Babel, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (2015)[28]

Barnaby Barford, Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia, US (2013)[29]

The Seven Deadly Sins, David Gill Gallery, London (2013)[30]

Love Is... David Gill Gallery, London (2011)[31]

The Battle of Trafalgar, OA Madrid, Spain (2010)[32]

Damaged Goods, David Gill Gallery, London (2010)[33]

The Good, The Bad, The Belle, Spring Projects, London (2009)[34][35]

Private Lives, David Gill Gallery, London (2007)[36]

A Day In The Life, David Gill Gallery, Design Miami (2006)[37]

Beauty of the Beast, David Gill Gallery, London (2005)[38]

Dear God, Paul Smith, Floral St, London (2004)[38]

Ceramic Illusions, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea (2002)[39]

Public collections

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Crafts Council, London, UK[40]

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

Shipley Art Gallery, Tyne & Wear Museums, UK[41]

Paintings in Hospitals Collection, UK

The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, UK

The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina, US[42]

Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas, US[43][44]

National Museum, Sweden[45]

National Library of the Netherlands

National Library of France

Public Library of Reims, France[46]

Public Library of Limoges, France

References

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  3. ^ a b Alonzo, Pedro; Krohn, Silke; Bieber, Alain (April 2011). Art & Agenda. Gestalten. pp. 26–29. ISBN 978-3-89955-342-0.
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  11. ^ Brown, Mark (8 September 2015). "The 21st-century Tower of Babel made of bone-china mini shops". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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  17. ^ a b Bounds, Jo (21 December 2015). "Art inspired by life in Waltham Forest". Waltham Forest Echo. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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  20. ^ "Barnaby Barford: Broken China Dolls | Art Interview | The Skinny". Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Welcome To Louis Vuitton's Selfridges Townhouse". www.vogue.co.uk. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Damaged Goods". Vimeo. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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  27. ^ "Me Want Now | David Gill Gallery | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  28. ^ "Let's talk shops: Barnaby Barford". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  29. ^ "Barnaby Barford | Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art". www.virginiamoca.org. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  30. ^ "Made of money: ceramicist Barnaby Barford unveils latest sculpture". Wallpaper Magazine. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  31. ^ "'Love is...' by Barnaby Barford, London". Wallpaper Magazine. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  32. ^ "The Battle of Trafalgar by Barnaby Barford". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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  35. ^ O'Neal, Paul. "The Good, The Bad, The Belle by Barnaby Barford - Icon Magazine". www.iconeye.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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  38. ^ a b "Biography | Barnaby Barford". www.barnabybarford.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  39. ^ "Creating Ceramic Illusions At Glynn Vivian Art Gallery | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  40. ^ "The Sky's the Limit". Crafts Council Collections Online. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  41. ^ "Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums". collectionssearchtwmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  42. ^ "The Mint Museum | Home". www.mintmuseum.org. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  43. ^ "Oh please can we keep it Mummy? | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston". ecommerce.mfah.org. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  44. ^ "Conversation Piece | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston". ecommerce.mfah.org. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  45. ^ "Nationalmuseum - Barnaby Barford Barnaby Barford". collection.nationalmuseum.se. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  46. ^ Uribe, Armando (2007). "BnF Catalogue général". catalogue.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2017.
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