Gavin Turk valuation
British artist of identity and authorship, known for his blue plaque, his waxworks and his painted bronze bin bags.
Gavin Turk (born 1967) was born in Guildford, Surrey, and studied at Chelsea School of Art from 1986 to 1989 and at the Royal College of Art from 1989 to 1991.
What a work by Gavin Turk is worth
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Bio
Gavin Turk (born 1967) was born in Guildford, Surrey, and studied at Chelsea School of Art from 1986 to 1989 and at the Royal College of Art from 1989 to 1991. His degree show there, Cave, was an empty whitewashed studio holding a blue heritage plaque that read "Gavin Turk worked here, 1989–1991", and his tutors refused him his degree. The work brought him attention, Charles Saatchi collected him, and he was included in Sensation at the Royal Academy in 1997. His work turns on authenticity, authorship and the myth of the artist: Pop (1993) is a waxwork of Turk as Sid Vicious, other waxworks cast him as Marat and Che Guevara, and his bin bags of the 2000s are bronzes painted to look like the real thing.
His work ranges from unique sculpture in bronze, wax and painted metal to editioned prints and multiples. A buyer will want to know whether a work is unique or from an edition, the edition size and number, and whether it comes with a certificate or a gallery invoice. Painted bronzes should be checked for chips and wear to the paint, and prints for fading and handling damage.
At a glance
- Born
- 1967, Guildford
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