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born 1974 - Wiltshire, UK
lives & works in London |
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| EDUCATION |
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M.F.A. Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London |
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| 2001 |
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B.A. (Hons) Fine Art Painting & Printmaking, Sheffield Hallam University |
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| 1995 |
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B.A. (Hons) Architecture, University of Nottingham |
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| 2015 |
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Modern Language, Peter von Kant Gallery, London |
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| 2015 |
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Ben Cove, Three Works Project Space, Dorset |
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| 2013 |
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Vernacular Hangover, Acme Project Space, London |
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| 2006 |
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Practical Mechanics, Cell Project Space, London |
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| 2004 |
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New Plastic Universal, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester |
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| 2002 |
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Tilted, Leeds Metropolitan University Gallery, Leeds |
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| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2015 |
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The London Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London (selected by Angela de la Cruz, Nicoletta Fiorucci, Ben Luke, Jake Miller, Daniel Herrmann, Poppy Bowers) |
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| 2015 |
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A Putting Down of Roots, Gallery 1C03, The University of Winnipeg, Canada (curated by Kegan McFadden) |
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Indefinable Cities, Art Takahashi,
Hikone, Japan (curated by Tsukiyo to Syonen, Osaka) |
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| 2015 |
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In Schönheit Auferstehen, Galerie Patrick Ebensberger, Berlin, (curated by Bernd Wurlitzer) |
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| 2015 |
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Autocatalytic Future Games, No Format Gallery, London (curated by playpaint) |
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| 2015 |
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Plane to Line to Point: Ben Cove & Kate Terry, dalla Rosa Gallery, London |
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| 2015 |
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Indefinable Cities, Airspace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent (curated by Anna Francis) |
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| 2015 |
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Contemporary British Abstraction, SE9 Container Gallery, London (curated by Terry Greene & Matthew Macaulay) |
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| 2015 |
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Demimonde, Amberwood House, London (curated by Slate Projects & Mottahedan Projects) |
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| 2014 |
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Contemporary British Painting - The Priseman Seabrook Collection, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield |
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| 2014 |
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Paint Britain, Ipswich School of Art Gallery, Ipswich |
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| 2014 |
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Tomb, Shrine, Survey-Marker, Spare Part, Enclave Projects, London (curated by Lucy A. Sames) |
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| 2014 |
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Vulpes Vulpes Open, Vulpes Vulpes, London |
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| 2014 |
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Screen Space, Slate Projects at The Pickle Factory, London (curated by Alex Ball & Alex Meurice) |
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| 2014 |
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East London Painting Prize Shortlist, Strand East, London (selected by Maitreyi Maheshwari, Sarah Elson, Varda Caivano & Matt Price) |
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| 2014 |
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Speaking Space, Collyer Bristow, London (curated by Lucy Day & Eliza Gluckman) |
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| 2014 |
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( detail ), H Project Space, Bangkok; Transition Gallery, London (curated by Andrew Bracey) |
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| 2013 |
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Crash Open, Charlie Dutton Gallery, London (curated by Phillip Allen, Neal Tait & Martin Coomer) |
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| 2013 |
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The Beginning of History, ASC Bond House Gallery, London (curated by Nick Kaplony) |
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| 2013 |
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Discernible, ASC Bond House Gallery, London (curated by ZAP: Rosalind Davis & Annabel Tilley) |
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| 2012 |
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Ha Ha What Does This Represent? Standpoint Gallery, London (curated by Katrina Blannin & Francesca Simon) |
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| 2012 |
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Temples 2 the Domestic, Clifford Chance, Canary Wharf, London (curated by David Ben White & Justin Hibbs) |
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| 2012 |
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Niet Normaal, The Bluecoat, Liverpool (curated by Ine Gervers & Garry Robson) |
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| 2012 |
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T4C British Showcase, CL Projects, Farmers & Merchants Bank, LA, USA (curated by Alexandra Ray) |
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| 2011 |
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Vessel (British Art Show 7 fringe exhibition), KARST, Plymouth (curated by Carl Slater) |
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| 2011 |
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Peering Sideways, PSL, Leeds |
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| 2011 |
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L'Ultima Cena, Refettorio di San Michele, Pescia, Italy (curated by Prof Anne Grebby) |
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| 2011 |
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Re-Covering, Untitled Gallery, Manchester (curated by Mike Chavez-Dawson) |
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| 2010 |
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CUBE Open 2010, CUBE Gallery, Manchester |
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| 2010 |
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Unrealised Potential, Cornerhouse, Manchester (curated by Mike Chavez-Dawson) |
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| 2010 |
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Roaming ROOM, ROOM, London (curated by Sandie Macrae) |
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| 2009 |
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Commissioned Artist - Wirksworth Festival, The Parish Rooms, Derbyshire (curated by David Gilbert) |
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| 2009 |
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Between My Finger and My Thumb, Schwartz Gallery, London (curated by KobetsVasey) |
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| 2009 |
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Creekside Open [Part 1], APT Gallery, London (curated by Jenni Lomax) |
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| 2008 |
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Fluid Foundations, Fieldgate Gallery [offsite at V22], London (curated by Richard Ducker) |
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| 2008 |
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Goldsmiths at DIUS, Whitehall, London (curated by Prof Gera rd Hemsworth) |
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| 2008 |
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Cantilever, Collyer Bristow, London (curated by Lucy Day & Eliza Gluckman) |
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| 2008 |
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SPACE Now, SPACE Gallery, London (curated by Caroline Douglas) |
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| 2007 |
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CUBE Open 2007, CUBE Gallery, Manchester |
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| 2007 |
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Dorian Gray, Vegas Gallery, London |
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| 2007 |
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Public Pages, Dartington College of Art, Totnes |
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| 2006 |
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Celeste Art Prize Finalists, The Old Truman Brewery, London |
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| 2006 |
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New Trends in Painting, The LCB Depot, Leicester (curated by Hugo Worthy) |
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| 2005 |
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Young British Art, The Silesian Castle of Art, Cieszyn, Poland |
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| 2005 |
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N.W. Open Prize [Winner], Art Gene, Barrow, Cumbria (curated by Maddi Nicolson & Stuart Bastik) |
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| 2005 |
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Catapults and High Jinx, London Print Studio Gallery, London |
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| 2003 |
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Thermo 03, The Lowry, Salford (curated by James Hutchinson & Rachel Goodyear) |
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| 2002 |
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Flatlands, Pumphouse Gallery, London (curated by Ben Sadler) |
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| 2001 |
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Bloodstream, Islington Mill, Salford (curated by James Hutchinson & Rachel Goodyear) |
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| 2001 |
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Northern Graduates, Curwen & New Academy Galleries, London |
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| 2015 |
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Troy Town Art Pottery, collaborative work with Emily Speed, Open School East, London |
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| 2006-10 |
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Acme Studios Fire Station Work / Live Residency, London |
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Art Gene, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria |
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Yorkshire Art Space, Sheffield |
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| AWARDS, PRIZES & COMMISSIONS |
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| 2015 |
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WW Gallery solo award, highly commended |
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| 2014 |
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East London Painting Prize, shortlisted |
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| 2011 |
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Acme Studios Fire Station Centenary, Site Specific Long-Life Commission in Bow, London |
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| 2008 |
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Goldsmiths MFA Purchase Award |
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| 2008 |
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Acme Studios Fire Station Bursary - 2.5 years studio practice support |
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| 2006 |
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A.H.R.C. Award for Post Graduate study at Goldsmiths, 2 Years MFA Fees & Maintenance |
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| 2006 |
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Arts Council England Awards for Artists for 'Practical Mechanics' solo show |
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Celeste Painting Prize, shortlisted |
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| 2005 |
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Art Gene Open Exhibition, first prize |
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| 2004 |
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Arts Council England Awards for Artists for 'New Plastic Universal' solo show |
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Arts Council England Awards for Artists for 'Tilted' solo show |
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| 2013 |
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University of Leeds, Visiting Lecturer - BA Fine Art (Artist's Talk) |
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| 2012 |
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Wimbledon School of Art, UAL, Visiting Lecturer - BA Fine Art (Critical Practice Lecture) |
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University of Brighton, Visiting Lecturer - BA Fine Art (Artist's Talk) |
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| 2011 |
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Staffordshire University, Visiting Lecturer - BA Fine Art (Artist's Talk & Tutorials) |
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| 2009-10 |
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Winchester School of Art, Visiting Lecturer - BA Fine Art Sculpture (Artist's Talk & Tutorials) |
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| 2009 |
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University of Coventry, Visiting Lecturer - BA Fine Art (Artist's Talk & Exhibition Module Tutor) |
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| 2003-08 |
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Sheffield Hallam University, Visiting Lecturer - BA Fine Art (Staff Sabbatical cover and Tutorials) |
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| PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA & PUBLISHED WORK |
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| 2015 |
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Paintings that do Things (on the work of Ben Cove),
essay by George Vasey to accompany Modern Language, solo exhibition at Peter von Kant |
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The London Open at the Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition catalogue edited by Daniel Herrmann & Poppy Bowers |
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Plane to Line to Point: Ben Cove & Kate Terry, exhibition catalogue with a Q&A with Giovanna Paternó |
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The Financial Times, Recommended Exhibitions: Demimonde at Amberwood House, Jackie Wullschlager |
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| 2014 |
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Contemporary British Painting - The Priseman Seabrook Collection, exhibition catalogue with an essay by Robert Priseman |
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Paint Britain, exhibition catalogue with an essay by Simon Carter |
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(detail) - exhibition catalogue with essays by Andrew Bracey, David Ryan and others - Transition Editions |
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Screen Space - exhibition catalogue with essays by Alex Meurice & Alex Ball |
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East London Painting Prize - exhibition catalogue with an essay Matt Price |
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| 2013 |
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The Acme Fire Station Centenary Publication, Q & A with Julia Lancaster |
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Seven Micro Essays on the Work of Ben Cove (with some historical detours) - essay by George Vasey to accompany Vernacular Hangover solo exhibition |
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Wall Street International, - 'Ben Cove, Vernacular Hangover', Agenda - UK |
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A Small Hiccup - publication to accompany an exhibition curated by George Vasey, launched at Limoncello, London |
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| 2012 |
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Ha Ha What Does This Represent? - exhibition catalogue with an essay by David Ryan |
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| 2011 |
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a-n Magazine - Vessel Exhibition Review, Gabrielle Hoad |
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Project Space Leeds: Peering Sideways - Artists' Exhibition Publication |
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Marginalia, Le Roman du Lievre: Appendix G, (catalogue) Rabbit Rabbit Press, USA |
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| 2008 |
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The Guardian Newspaper - 'SPACE Studio Artists', Martin Argles |
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The Guardian Newspaper - 'Goldsmiths at DIUS', Anthea Lipsett |
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| 2007 |
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a-n Magazine - 'Link-Up Career Day', Melanie Stidolph |
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Building Design Magazine - 'CUBE Gallery Open Review', John Lee |
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| 2006 |
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The Enthusiast Almanac – 2 print-based artworks, Quercus Publishing |
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Celeste Art Prize - exhibition catalogue |
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| 2005 |
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Sirconical - 'Waving at Planes' - album cover, Sirconical/Twisted Nerve Records |
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| 2004 |
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The Guardian Newspaper - 'Preview: Ben Cove, New Plastic Universal', Robert Clark |
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The Guardian Newspaper - 'Pick of the Week: Ben Cove, New Plastic Universal', Jessica Lack |
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| 2003 |
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Resonance FM London - The Zero-K Show Interview, Joyce Akrasi (host) |
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| 2002 |
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The Independent Newspaper - 'Don’t Miss: Ben Cove, Tilted', Maya Palander |
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Channel 4 (UK) - Natural Born Talent: Ben Cove, short film profile, Malcolm Venville (director) |
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Flux Magazine – 'Radar: Ben Cove, Tilted', Daniel Brierley |
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| COLLECTIONS |
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| Goldsmiths College, Soho House, Priseman-Seabrook, various private & corporate collections in the UK & Europe |
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