Chun Kwang Young: Injecting color in arid landscapes Sep 8, 2008
At the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, one of Chun's art pieces is shown in the same room as works by Niki de Saint Phalle, Richard Deacon and Tony Cragg. Chun's work "stems from traditional Korean culture, but transcends being purely Asian," said Richard Klein, the curator of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, in an e-mail. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Should a statue of the Queen replace the fourth plinth commissions? Aug 9, 2008
Tony Cragg would be a better choice than Richard Serra. I don't think Serra would be interested in making a sculpture for a plinth. (guardian.co.uk)
Germaine Greer Oct 8, 2007
Lucian Freud can hardly have been gratified to find himself shortlisted in 1988 and 1989, only to lose to the sculptors Tony Cragg and Richard Long. Cragg was first listed in 1985; Long had been listed in 1984, 1987, 1988 and 1989. In 1990, no prize was given, as the great and the good pondered the evident unwisdom of their proceedings. (Guardian Unlimited)
Its Turner Prize time again Sep 29, 2007
Established in 1984, the first prizes went to already older-generation artists such as Malcolm Morley, Tony Cragg and Richard Long. But in the early 1990s Sir Nicholas Serota and Waldemar Janusczek, then arts commissioning editor at Channel 4, revamped the event by televising it and restricting prizes to artists under 50. The average age of Turner nominees dropped from 46 in 1985 to 30 at the time of its relaunch in 1991. (Financial Times)
Quirky and cool - like London itself Aug 30, 2007
The lobby is an explosion of Kit Kemp's trademark colours - hot pinks, bright blues and yellows all clash yet work together in a large, airy space with a stainless steel sculpture by Tony Cragg and paintings by John Virtue. As always, Kemp's maximalism somehow looks elegant with the specially commissioned wallpapers and handmade furniture. (Globe and Mail)
Giants of British art to star in Royal Academy summer show Jun 7, 2007
Sculptural works include the Chapman brothers' dinosaurs and a gallery of works by German sculptors, chosen by the Royal Academician Tony Cragg. There is a significant inclusion of international artists. (Independent)
The 'vision' thing Dec 10, 2006
A weird organic sculpture carved by computer-driven machinery from laminated plywood by Tony Cragg appears to be a digital rendering of lovers converging in time and space for a kiss. The cumulative effect is to conjure a sense of modern consciousness unmoored from traditional foundations of moral, spiritual, and scientific certitude. (Boston Globe -- Living)
French Art Dealers Seek to Lure Collectors Pinault, Arnault at Fiac Fair Oct 25, 2006
Thaddaeus Ropac has at least seven Tony Cragg sculptures, some being finished last week. Not yet titled, two abstract wooden figures, each 210 centimeters high, are priced at 325,000 euros. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Deutsche Bank `Looks Forward' to More Frieze Fair Sponsorship in London Oct 14, 2006
The London headquarters feature works by Anish Kapoor, Tony Cragg, Damien Hirst and James Rosenquist -- a painting commissioned for the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin. More recently, a painting by the Ukrainian artist Viktor Jakowetz was hung near the door. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Muddled British Art Show at Hayward Lacks Zest: Martin Gayford Sep 8, 2006
The 1970s and 1980s brought a group of sculptors -- Kapoor, Tony Cragg, Richard Deacon -- also strongly represented here, if you can separate them from the surrounding confusion. In the 1990s there were of course Damien, Tracey and the Brit artists -- who arguably did help to make London a hub of world art. (Bloomberg)
Basel Art Fair May Sell More Than $300 Million Jun 15, 2006
Ropac has Tony Cragg's ``Cauldron,'' a 2005 bronze work, for $407,000. The population of Basel, a former Roman settlement, will swell 28 percent with visitors to the fair. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
What's red, white and wet all over? Jan 10, 2006
Like other members of his generation of British sculptors - one thinks especially of Tony Cragg and Bill Woodrow - Deacon began making sculpture from whatever was to hand; the penniless artist, for whom necessity really is the mother of invention, is almost always something of a bricoleur. Cragg made a map of Britain from discarded bits of plastic; Woodrow fashioned forms from old washing machines, car doors and ironing boards; Deacon haunted the builder's skip and the DIY warehouse. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
