1.5m solid gold Kate Oct 3, 2008
5million sculpture, called Siren, by artist Marc Quinn is perched among the more traditional Greek beauties in the Nereid Gallery. And fans are expected to flock to the museum in London for a glimpse of Kate's 18-carat body, which is set to sell for 10million. (Mirror.co.uk)
Solid gold Moss statue revealed Oct 3, 2008
Marc Quinn said he wanted to sculpt the 'ideal beauty ... 5m sculpture, entitled Siren, is by artist Marc Quinn and is one of several contemporary sculptures in the exhibition Statuephilia. (BBC News)
Papers reflect on Blair departure Oct 3, 2008
Named "Siren" by the artist, Marc Quinn, it was unveiled as part of a new exhibition at the British Museum. The Independent says there may be some consolation should the credit crunch become so bad that the Bank of England risks bankruptcy. (BBC News -- UK)
TRAVEL/CULTURE PHOTOS WEEKLY: Giant Spider, Big Baby ... Sep 10, 2008
Derby, , September 4, 2008--A giant sculpture of a seven-month-old baby by British artist Marc Quinn is displayed on the grounds at Chatsworth House in the Derbyshire countryside. The bronze sculpture painted a brilliant white is part of the Sotheby's auction house's "Beyond Limits" exhibition of modern and contemporary pieces, which runs through November 2. (National Geographic)
Carola Long: Why fashion loves the super-thin Aug 29, 2008
The iconic model, now immortalised once again by Marc Quinn in a gold statue that will appear in the British Museum, talks about the unavailability of food while she was working as a model in the past. She says: "I remember standing up in the bath one day, and there was a mirror in front of me and I was so thin! I hated it. I never liked being that skinny.". (Independent)
Golden Kate Moss statue unveiled Aug 29, 2008
Entitled Siren, the 50kg statue was made by Marc Quinn, who described Moss as "the ideal beauty of the moment". His previous work included the marble sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant, which appeared in Trafalgar Square. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth is reserved for statue of the ... Aug 8, 2008
Some of their choices have raised eyebrows including Ecce Homo, a depection of a Christ-like figure; a transparent cast of the plinth on top of the original by Rachel Whiteread; and Alison Lapper Pregnant, a statue of a naked disabled woman by Marc Quinn ... The current occupant of the fourth plinth is this coloured glass sculpture by Thomas Schtte, a leading German artist, while Marc Quinn's work, Alison Lapper Pregnant raised eyebrows. (Daily Mail)
The Fourth Plinth: could you be art? Jun 24, 2008
Straightforward and excessively literal, I fear that Nelson s Ship in a Bottle will fail to make much of a mark, just as past works by Bill Woodrow and Marc Quinn that also occupied the Fourth Plinth were defeated by their setting. Of the six artists shortlisted for these two new commissions, I have a soft spot for Anish Kapoor, and would much rather see the five concave mirrors of his Sky Plinth than Shonibare s bottled ship. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Kate Moss turns to gold for British Museum show Jun 4, 2008
Siren, by the artist Marc Quinn, cost 1. 5m to make, and will be auctioned for charity when the exhibition closes. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Atheism Masquerading As Science Apr 14, 2008
A man looks at sculptures by artist Marc Quinn, part of an exhibition entitled Evolution, on the opening night at the White Cube gallery in London January 24, 2008. The installation featuring a series of nine fleshy pink marble sculptures represents the growth of the human embryo and foetus during gestastion. (Townhall.com)
With stars on hand, New York auction raises $42M for AIDS relief Feb 19, 2008
The event set sale records for 17 artists, including Howard Hodgkin, Marc Quinn and Keith Tyson, the auction house said. "Tonight we got serious about love, and not just the love of art, but the love of our brothers and sisters suffering from AIDS in the poorest places on the planet," Bono said in a Sotheby's release. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Red Campaign Comes to Sothebys Feb 18, 2008
Marc Quinn, Red Sphinx, white bronze statue of Kate Moss in a heart-shaped yoga contortion with red lips, $605,000 (previous record, $201,769). Bansky, Keep it Spotless (Bansky Defaced Hirst), image of a maid cleaning under a Damien Hirst painting, $1. (New York Times)
NYC Auction Raises $42M for AIDS Relief Feb 15, 2008
The event also set sale records for 17 artists, including Howard Hodgkin, Marc Quinn and Keith Tyson, the auction house said. "Tonight we got serious about love, and not just the love of art, but the love of our brothers and sisters suffering from AIDS in the poorest places on the planet," Bono said in a Sotheby's release. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Banksy in Ken's corner Feb 1, 2008
Marc Quinn, whose study of a pregnant disabled woman went on display on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, will also contribute. From the arts blog. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Letter: Dismay at British Council art cuts Jan 12, 2008
Anthony Abrahams, Shazeela Alim, Sam Bakkabulindi, Dr Wendy Baron OBE, Emmanuel Basaza, Lewis Biggs Director, Liverpool Biennial, Sir Peter Blake, Quentin Blake, Iwona Blazwick Director, Whitechapel Art Gallery, OBE, Lord Melvyn Bragg of Wigton, Ralph Brown, Jon Buck, Louisa Buck The Art Newspaper, Anthony Bukenya, David Bwambale, Richard Calvocoressi Director, Henry Moore Foundation, Jeffrey Camp RA, Sir Anthony Caro OM CBE, Eva Chadwick, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Sarah Jane Checkland, Emma... (Guardian Unlimited)
Six artists square up in new battle of Trafalgar Jan 9, 2008
After standing empty for 150 years, the public has come to expect something to be on the plinth after the success of Marc Quinn and his statue of Alison Lapper pregnant, and Thomas Sch. tte, whose fibreglass model for a hotel is currently the subject of tourists' cameras. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Tracey Emin gives meerkats a brush with stardom Jan 6, 2008
In November Thomas Schutte's sculpture Model for a Hotel replaced the controversial Marc Quinn study of the pregnant disabled artist Alison Lapper. Contending with Emin for the chance to exhibit in the square are Turner Prize winners Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Way more than just smoke and mirrors Dec 27, 2007
Ditto the new DHC/ART Foundation, a private museum for contemporary art funded by philanthropist Phoebe Greenberg, which opened this fall in Old Montreal with a show of British sculptor Marc Quinn. Lots of resources and the best of intentions were matched up with questionable work. (Globe and Mail)
'It is like a jewel' Nov 8, 2007
Thomas Schtte's glass sculpture now sits on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth. He's not sure, finds Adrian Searle. (Guardian Unlimited)
Sudeshna Sen: Trafalgar Square Nov 7, 2007
From next week, Lord Nelson will no longer have to look down on Alison Lapper Pregnant, a sculpture by Marc Quinn. Shes being removed, after a long and controversial tenure on the empty plinth from 2005. (India Times)
Montreal's new gallery pregnant with possibility Oct 24, 2007
The opening show of work by London sculptor Marc Quinn is an exhibition of hits and misses, with some moving moments (such as Sky, a refrigerated representation of his newborn son's head fashioned from - brace yourself - frozen placenta) alongside banal kitsch (his twosome of fornicating skeletons, or yogic portraits of supermodel Kate Moss) ... Marc Quinn continues at DHC/ART Foundation, at 451 rue St-Jean, Montreal, until Jan. 6 (514-866-6767). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Germaine Greer Oct 8, 2007
He has never explained why some of our most distinguished artists - David Hockney, Anthony Caro or Peter Blake as well as Sarah Lucas, Jenny Saville or Marc Quinn - have never featured on the shortlist. There is every possibility that an un-Turner prize, for which the only qualification for candidates would be that they had never been shortlisted, would be more interesting and more fun, and heaven knows it could easily be worth more money, than the Turner prize itself. (Guardian Unlimited)
WEEKEND COLUMNISTS Edwina Ings-Chambers Sep 24, 2007
Here was Emma Thompson, in long black Prada, chatting to tuxedoed (but not tied) artist Marc Quinn; there was co-host John Galliano, over from Paris in a leopard-skin beret, kissing Carla Sozzani, up from Milan in bubble-skirted Azzedine Alaa. Here were Kevin Spacey, Claudia Schiffer, Lady Helen Taylor (in Armani, of course) and Jemima Khan in Barbarella-silver. (Financial Times)
Georg Baselitz Praises Damien Hirst, Gives Upside-Down View of Art World Sep 24, 2007
Baselitz: Damien Hirst, Peter Doig, Marc Quinn, and Jenny Saville. Schatz: Your works are seen as quite German. (Bloomberg -- UK)
A life under the knife Jul 25, 2007
Bond also points to the work of Marc Quinn, whose sculpture of a naked, pregnant woman with stunted arms was mounted on a plinth in Trafalgar Square in London, as challenging ideas of the body. The Herald art critic John McDonald describes Orlan's work as a "narcissistic endeavour". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
How Wall Street's Top Earners Live Jun 2, 2007
In the SAC lobby is "Self" by Marc Quinn, a full-size replica of the artist's head, sculpted from Quinn's frozen blood. Makes it difficult to imagine breaking an SAC confidentiality agreement. (Forbes)
Moss yoga sculptures due for auction May 7, 2007
The sculptures, by artist Marc Quinn, show her with her legs stretched behind her head and in other awkward poses, are currently on display at New York's Mary Boone gallery. The realistic depictions of the supermodel are estimated to fetch around 137,500 each. (Digital Spy)
Art show at cathedral May 3, 2007
It is indeed a cast: artist Marc Quinn, most famous for creating a sculpture of his head in his own frozen blood, used a plastic medical model of a 22-week-old foetus to create the sculpture, making it in bronze and then painting it white. Called Angel, it may remind viewers of the ghostly little specimens in jars in surgical museums. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
