SM as Sparta escapes; saves Giacometti’s victim

Vicky Wright (1967 - )

oil on linen over aluminium panel

2019

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road
    Vicky Wright is concerned with how power makes itself felt in society. She engages with ideas of patriarchy and opportunity; and with labour and mobilisation in the once-industrial powerhouse of the north of Britain. She is also interested in how an artwork is framed within existing historical dialogues and her work often investigates forces of suspicion and paranoia. This painting which sits somewhere between a portrait and expression presents a complex dense whirling of forces that speaks to these ideas. 
  • About the artist
    Vicky Wright was born in Bolton in 1967 and graduated with an MFA from Goldsmiths College in 2008. She received the Jerwood Painting Prize in 2007 and the John Moores Painting Prize in 2008. Her work was shown at Bloomberg Space in London as part of the acclaimed COMMA series. Wright lives and works in London
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    Subjects
    horse, girl, centaur
    Materials & Techniques
    linen, aluminium, oil, painting (as object name), oil painting
  • Details
    Artist
    Vicky Wright (1967 - )
    Title
    SM as Sparta escapes; saves Giacometti’s victim
    Date
    2019
    Medium
    oil on linen over aluminium panel
    Dimensions
    height: 170.4 cm; width: 121.4 cm; depth: 4.5 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Josh Lilley, March 2020
    Inscription
    recto: inscribed by the artist 'S.M. AS SPARTA ESCAPES; SAVES GIACOMETTI'S VICTIM / 2020 / Vicky Wright', bottom centre
    Provenance
    Josh Lilley, London UK; from whom purchased from UK Government Art Collection, March 2020
    GAC number
    18872