Mark Leckey Read Bio Collapse
Mark Leckey is a British contemporary artist. His found-object art and video pieces, which incorporate themes of nostalgia and anxiety and draw on elements of pop culture, span several works and exhibitions. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at institutions including MoMA PS1, New York, USA (2016); Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (2015); WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, Belgium (2014); the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA (2013); Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK (2013); Banff Centre, Banff, Canada (2012); and the Serpentine Gallery, London, UK, (2011). He has participated in the Carnegie International (2013), the 55th Venice Biennale (2013), and the 8th Gwangju Biennial (2010). Leckey was awarded the Turner Prize in 2008. He lives and works in London.