Or rather…

Tess Jaray (1937 - )

Screenprint and text (one of three separately framed sheets)

2001

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Born in Vienna, Tess Jaray studied at St Martin’s School of Art and the Slade School of Art in London. She has exhibited internationally and her work is held in many public collections including in London at Tate, and the Victoria and Albert Museum; and at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In 1995, won the Jerwood Art for Architecture Award. Jaray has completed numerous public commissions, including works for Centenary Square in Birmingham (1988–1992); the forecourt of the new British Embassy in Moscow (1995–2000); and the Outpatients Area, University Hospitals, Coventry and Warwick (2005–06). In 2010, she was elected a Royal Academician, one of the few women RAs; then elected a Senior RA in 2013. In 2016, Jaray curated a group exhibition, 'The Edge of Printing' at the Royal Academy; and in 2018, a solo show of her work was held at Exile, Berlin.
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    triptych, text work, screenprint, text
  • Details
    Title
    Or rather…
    Edition
    16/44
    Date
    2001
    Medium
    Screenprint and text (one of three separately framed sheets)
    Dimensions
    height: 69.00 cm, width: 44.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Purdy Hicks Gallery, June 2001
    Inscription
    none
    Provenance
    Purdy Hicks Gallery, London
    GAC number
    17611/3