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An exhibition by Sarah Lucas

New pieces are exhibited from her new show called Nuds, at the Cycladic Art Museum from May 12 to September 12, 2010. This is a considerable evolution in Lucas’ work, an autobiographical show that moves past the judging of the two sexes, which characterized her work during the 90s. she moves on to more visual sculptures and abstractive shapes. We can notice the influence by 20^th century British sculptors like Barbara Hepworth, ο Henry Moore, Louise Bourgeois, Hans Bellmer and others.

Lucas is sculpting using heterogeneous and unusual everyday materials like used furniture, clothes, fruits, vegetables, newspapers, cigarettes, cars, gum, plaster, neon lamps and light fittings. The abjection that most of her pieces portray, hides serious and complicated issues that her work of art touches upon. She often refers to the human body, questioning the traditional definitions over the two sexes.

Sarah Lucas, born in 1962, belongs to the generation of the Young British Artists who appeared in the late 90s. she graduated from Goldsmith College in 1987 and was one of the artists to participate in the legendary Freeze exhibition (1987), organized by Damien Hirst, who defined the YBA movement. The exhibition (Freeze) included works by Tracy Emin, Gary Hume and Liam Gillick. Sarah Lucas lives in Suffolk and works in London. She is represented by Sadie Coles HQ galley in London, Barbara Gladstone in New York and CFA in Berlin.

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