3 Oct 2015

Martin Creed: art and philosophy

From Saturday Morning, 11:10 am on 3 October 2015

Martin Creed is an English-born, Glasgow-raised artist who won the Turner Prize in 2001 for Work No. 227: the Lights Going On and Off. Since then, he has exhibited widely in Italy, Germany, Canada, France, Japan, the United States and the UK. He is visiting New Zealand to launch a major new public commission on the exterior of the Christchurch Art Gallery, and to make a show of new work at the Michael Lett Gallery in Auckland.

He talks with Kim Hill.

Photo of artist Martin Creed

Martin Creed Photo: Maria Baranova

Photo of artwork by Martin Creed, Work No. 2314, 2015, neon. Installed, Christchurch Art Gallery

Martin Creed, Work No. 2314, 2015, neon. Installed, Christchurch Art Gallery Photo: John Collie