Merlin Carpenter
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Artistic practice
After graduating from Saint Martins School of Art in 1989, Carpenter has gone on to exhibit in 29 solo shows, and 48 group shows between 1989 and 2007.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Carpenter's paintings can be seen as deeply ambivalentScript error: No such module "Unsubst".. His style is heavily influenced by artists like Jackson Pollock and Julian Schnabel.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Carpenter promotes in his paintings what he calls the "de-subjectivation of the brush stroke"Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., and with this is his exploration into what he has called "overdetermined imagery" such as fashion photography.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In his art Carpenter also marks out the differences and parallels between art and non-artist luxury items.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The Poster Studio
In 1994 Carpenter set up an experimental art space in London named "Poster Studio" with fellow artists Dan Mitchell and Nils Norman, among others. Its aim was to produce a critical analysis of the contemporary London art world. The poster studio disbanded in 1996.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Art writing
Carpenter writes articles for the periodical Texte zur Kunst, as well as texts for catalogues and reviews.Script error: No such module "Unsubst"..
Exhibitions
Exhibitions include The Opening, Mitterrand+Sanz/Contemporary Art, Zurich (2007); Relax It's Only a Bad Cosima von Bonin Show, Galerie Bleich-Rossi, Vienna (2007) and Sounds of War, Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Geneva (2005) and Ballard in Narnia (with Richard Parry). In 2011, Carpenter made an exhibition of paintings at Simon Lee Gallery, titled Tate Café.
Merlin Carpenter is represented by Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York; Overdouin & Co, Los Angeles and galerie dépendance, Brussels.[2][3][4]
References
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Further reading
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