Stephen Willats

Stephen Willats

BornNationalityBased In
1943BritishLondon
Biography

Stephen Willats, born in 1943, in London, is one of the most important and influential British artists of his generation. His artistic position frequently serves as a point of reference for the latest developments in contemporary art. Since the 1960s, he has been examining the function and meaning of art in society, a project fuelled by his interest in cybernetics and Black Box theories. Willats’ wide range of preferred artistic mediums includes drawing, photographic documentation, wall installations, and computer-driven communication devices and animation. Willats often uses diagrams as tools to illustrate the dynamic flow of information and relations within social networks. He sees diagrams as speculative instruments and as a means to describe social relationships and depict new philosophical, social and ideological points of view. ...

Selected Artworks
From Moment To Moment
Stephen Willats
From Moment To Moment, 2006
Conceptual Tower No 45
Stephen Willats
Conceptual Tower No 45, 2011
Conceptual Tower No 44
Stephen Willats
Conceptual Tower No 44, 2011
In The Beginning
Between Day and Night
Stephen Willats
Between Day and Night , 1982
Recycling The Past
Stephen Willats
Recycling The Past, 1983
Signs and Messages from Modern Life No.1
Stephen Willats
Signs and Messages from Modern Life No.1, 1986
Signs And Messages From Modern Life No.2
Stephen Willats
Signs And Messages From Modern Life No.2, 1986
Multiple Clothing, Pilot Drawing One\nOpen System, Kinetic Modules
Stephen Willats
Multiple Clothing, Pilot Drawing One\nOpen System, Kinetic Modules, 1991
52 x 64cm
Multiple Clothing, Pilot Drawing Two
Stephen Willats
Multiple Clothing, Pilot Drawing Two, 1991
60 x 82cm
Doppelganger Dress
Stephen Willats
Doppelganger Dress, 1985
Multiple Clothing Personal Concept Bag
Stephen Willats
Multiple Clothing Personal Concept Bag, 1993
Multiple Clothing. Personal Display
Stephen Willats
Multiple Clothing. Personal Display, 1997
52.5 x 64cm
Multiple Clothing By Various Means
Stephen Willats
Multiple Clothing By Various Means, 1997
Multiple Clothing Self Expressions
Stephen Willats
Multiple Clothing Self Expressions, 1997
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Shanghai Biennial2014 - Shanghai
Shanghai Biennial2014 - Shanghai
Istanbul Biennial2013 - Istanbul
Istanbul Biennial2013 - Istanbul
Manifesta2008
Manifesta2008
Berlin Biennial2004 - Berlin
Berlin Biennial2004 - Berlin
Venice Biennial1982 - Venice
Venice Biennial1982 - Venice
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