Martin Creed

Martin Creed
Martin Creed. Photo by Hugo Glendinning
Born (1968-10-21) 21 October 1968 (age 56)
Wakefield, England
EducationSlade School of Art at University College London
Notable work
AwardsTurner Prize (2001)
Websitehttp://www.martincreed.com/

Martin Creed (born 21 October 1968) is a British artist, composer and performer. He won the Turner Prize in 2001 for exhibitions during the preceding year,[1] with the jury praising his audacity for exhibiting a single installation, Work No. 227: The lights going on and off, in the Turner Prize show.[2] Creed lives and works in London.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Turner Prize 2001 artists: Martin Creed". Tate. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Critics split over Turner winner". BBC News. 10 December 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ Martin Creed: What’s the point of it?, 29 January – 27 April 2014 Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Hayward Gallery, London.
  4. ^ My London: Martin Creed | London Evening Standard