Work No. 227: The lights going on and off

Work No. 227: The lights going on and off
ArtistMartin Creed
Year2000
Type
  • Gallery lighting
  • Electrical timer
MediumFound Space
LocationTate Britain

Work No. 227: The lights going on and off[1] is an installation by British artist Martin Creed. As of 2013, it forms part of the permanent collection at Tate Britain.[2] The installation is widely considered to be one of Creed's signature art works[3] and has also been described as Creed's "most notorious work".[4]

  1. ^ "Martin Creed Work No. 227". www.martincreed.com. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ Clark, Nick (2 September 2013). "Tate acquires Martin Creed's controversial Turner Prize-winning piece Work No 227". www.independent.co.uk. Independent Digital News & Media Ltd. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Work No. 227: The lights going on and off by Martin Creed". Art Fund. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ Jones, Jonathan (3 September 2013). "Martin Creed's light goes on and off for me". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2021.