Image courtesy of the artist

Gavin Turk - lead artist
'les bikes du bois rond'

‘Les Bikes du Bois Rond’ designed and produced by Gavin Turk in response to the work of Polish artist Andre Cadere are being exhibited at the church. The bicycles were commissioned by Commissions East as part of the Fleet project and are being used for two bicycle rides on the Suffolk and Essex coasts on the 3rd and 17th of July. For more information about participating in the bikes rides contact Commissions East.

Gavin Turk was born in 1967. He achieved notoriety for his final piece at the Royal
College of Art – a blue heritage plaque inscribed ‘Gavin Turk worked here 1989-1991’. He is one of the most respected of his generation of Young British Artists. He is well known for his recycling and paraphrases of well known works of art, which often involve him disguised as tragic anti-heroes or revolutionaries such as Sid Vicious, Andy Wharhol and Che Guevara.

The work of Andre Cadere is included in the exhibition curated by Gavin Turk from the FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais collection, which will be at the Town Hall Galleries, Ipswich between 17 July and 28 August 2010.

As Lead Artist, Gavin has contributed to Fleet’s overall artistic vision and supported other artists commissioned to undertake residencies, projects and commissions for seven sites on the Suffolk and Essex coasts.

www.gavinturk.com