Elizabeth Wright (artist) explained

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.

Notable exhibitions

• Karsten Schubert, London, 1995 - Wright presented a mixture of domestic and work environments, modelling the objects in unusual sizes, described as "a celebration of the versatility of human cognitive abilities."
• Delfina, London, 1999 - the artist recreated the impression of rubber-tread skidmarks on the gallery floor in a site-specific installation called C579DJD, J839TVC, A896TLP^[4]

Further reading

• Stonard, John-Paul. "Wright, Elizabeth." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed February 19, 2012; subscription required).

External links

• Entry for Elizabeth Wright (artist) on the Union List of Artist Names

Notes and References

1. News: Barrett . David . November–December 1995 . Elizabeth Wright: Karsten Schubert, London UK . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607150640/https://www.frieze.com/article/elizabeth-wright-0 . 7 June 2023 . 16 January 2014 . . 25.
2. Web site: B.S.A. Tour of Britain Racer Enlarged to 135% . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231219185026/https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wright-b-s-a-tour-of-britain-racer-enlarged-to-135-t07936 . 19 December 2023 . 16 January 2014 . Tate.
3. Web site: ‘Snowball‘, Elizabeth Wright, 2000 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808203319/https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wright-snowball-p78407 . 8 August 2022 . 16 January 2014 . . en-GB.
4. News: Brown . Neal . May 1999 . Elizabeth Wright: Delfina, London UK . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230602165409/https://www.frieze.com/article/elizabeth-wright . 2 June 2023 . 16 January 2014 . . 46.