Marcus Coates
07 - 21 Nov 2009
© Dawn Chorus, High definition video, 20 mins looped. Commissioned by Picture This, UK and funded by Wellcome Trust.
MARCUS COATES
"Daiwa Foundation Art Prize Winner"
Tomio Koyama Gallery and The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation are delighted to announce Marcus Coates' solo exhibition at Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo. This prestigious solo show has been awarded to him as winner of the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize in June this year.
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a UK-based charity which supports closer links between Britain and Japan. Coates competed against nearly 900 applicants for this unique opportunity.
Jonathan Watkins, Director of Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, was one of the eminent judges. He remarks: 'Coates has emerged as an artist with a distinct and extraordinary vision. He is making work now which is better than ever.'
Professor Marie Conte-Helm, Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, comments: 'This challenging exhibition reflects the spirit behind the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize - to open new doors for British artists in Japan.'
Coates'film, installation and performance art focuses on the relationship between humans and other species. His work has received international acclaim and he has recently shown work in Tate Modern, London. The exhibition will include one of his best known works, Dawn Chorus, in which the human voice accurately mimics birdsong, as well as his most recently commissioned piece, Intelligent Design, filmed in the Galapagos Islands in 2008, it depicts the failed attempt of two mating tortoises.
"Daiwa Foundation Art Prize Winner"
Tomio Koyama Gallery and The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation are delighted to announce Marcus Coates' solo exhibition at Tomio Koyama Gallery in Tokyo. This prestigious solo show has been awarded to him as winner of the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize in June this year.
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a UK-based charity which supports closer links between Britain and Japan. Coates competed against nearly 900 applicants for this unique opportunity.
Jonathan Watkins, Director of Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, was one of the eminent judges. He remarks: 'Coates has emerged as an artist with a distinct and extraordinary vision. He is making work now which is better than ever.'
Professor Marie Conte-Helm, Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, comments: 'This challenging exhibition reflects the spirit behind the Daiwa Foundation Art Prize - to open new doors for British artists in Japan.'
Coates'film, installation and performance art focuses on the relationship between humans and other species. His work has received international acclaim and he has recently shown work in Tate Modern, London. The exhibition will include one of his best known works, Dawn Chorus, in which the human voice accurately mimics birdsong, as well as his most recently commissioned piece, Intelligent Design, filmed in the Galapagos Islands in 2008, it depicts the failed attempt of two mating tortoises.