biography of Ian Hamilton FINLAY (1925-2006)

Personal data


Birth : 1925 - Nassau, Bahamas
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Bahamas - Scotland (United Kingdom)

Address

Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Education

Glasgow School of Art – 167 Rentrew Street – Glasgow, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1987 : University of Aberdeen (Honorary Doctorate) – Broad Street Aberdeen Marischal Street – Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1993 : Heriot-Watt University (Honorary Doctorate) – Riccarton Edinburgh – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Work


Categorie and medium


Sculpture-Volume : Installation - Light installation
Drawing-Watercolor :
Audiovisual-Multimedia :

Works

Pastoral
Date of creation : 1996
Medium : Light installation
Process : neon
 
La Hutte d'Adorno
Date of creation : 1986-1987
Medium : Installation
Materials : wood-steel
Size : 160 x 200 x 100 cm
 
Grove of Silence
Date of creation : 1986
Medium : Sculpture
 
Faucille
Date of creation : 1985
Medium : Sculpture
Materials : wood-steel
Size : 45 x 35 x 3 cm
 
Hache
Date of creation : 1985
Medium : Sculpture
Materials : wood-steel
Size : 91 x 24 x 5 cm
 
Acrobats
Medium : Drawing
Technical data : poster poem
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2003

Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
06/27/2003 – 08/02/2003

2002

Maritime
Tate Gallery St Ives – Saint Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom
2002

Ingleby Gallery – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
2002

Ian Hamilton Finlay
Tate Gallery St Ives – Saint Ives, Cornwall, United Kingdom
03/18/2002 – 06/30/2002

2001

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
10/2001 – 11/2001

Intermissions
Galerie Stampa – Basel BS, Switzerland
2001 – 09/15/2001

1999

Nolan / Eckman Gallery – New York NY, United States
1999

Fundació Joan Miró – Barcelona, Spain
1999

1996

Grains of Salt
Oriel Mostyn Gallery – Llandudno, Wales (United Kingdom)
1996

Reef-Points
Nolan / Eckman Gallery – New York NY, United States
1996

1995

Paperworks
Galerie Stampa – Basel BS, Switzerland
1995

1994

3 Sailboats
Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1994

1987

Midway
BNF Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Paris, France
1987

1977

Serpentine Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1977

1968

Tate Liverpool – Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
1968

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2006

Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Kewenig Galerie – Kewenig Galerie Appellhofplatz 21 – Cologne, Germany

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Sfeir-Semler – Admiralitätstrasse 71 – Hamburg, Germany

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Sfeir-Semler – Admiralitätstrasse 71 – Hamburg, Germany

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : CTL-Presse, Book different – Borselstrasse 9-11 – Hamburg, Germany

ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Sfeir-Semler – Admiralitätstrasse 71 – Hamburg, Germany

The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Sfeir-Semler – Admiralitätstrasse 71 – Hamburg, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : PARC-Editions – Griftdijk Zuid 121 – Nijmegen, Netherlands

The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom

2000

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Galerie Druck & Buch – Nauklerstrasse 7 – Tübingen, Germany

ART2000 – The 12th London Contemporary Art Fair
London, United Kingdom
01/19/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Ingleby Gallery – 6 Carlton Terrace – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Sfeir-Semler – Admiralitätstrasse 71 – Hamburg, Germany

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Burnett Miller Gallery – 2800 North Beechwood Drive – Los Angeles CA, United States


Group exhibitions

2004

DESIGNART: Functional Objects from Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum – New York NY, United States
09/10/2004 – 02/27/2005

Climats, cyclothymie des paysages
Centre national d’art et de paysage – Vassivière, France
07/10/2004 – 10/10/2004

2003

Une collection de “chefs-d’oeuvre”
FRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Limousin – Limoges, France
07/04/2003 – 10/18/2003

2002

XI Biennale della Scultura “Città di Carrara”
Carrare MS, Italy
07/27/2002 – 08/27/2002

Le Pays des fleurs flambantes
Chapelle de la Providence – Guéret, France
06/20/2002 – 09/01/2002

Life is Beautiful
Laing Art Gallery – Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom
02/09/2002 – 04/07/2002

2001

Works on paper from Acconci to Zittel
Victoria Miro Gallery – London, United Kingdom
2001

Sous les ponts, le long de la rivière…
Casino Luxembourg Forum d’Art Contemporain – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
07/08/2001 – 10/14/2001

1985

Turner Prize Exhibition
Tate Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1985

1984

The British Art Show 2
Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

The British Art Show 2
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
11/02/1984 – 06/30/1985

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Books

1991

Arts Plastiques 1990, Acquisitions : Fonds National d’art contemporain
Publisher: FNAC Fonds National d’Art Contemporain – 70 voie des Sculpteurs – Puteaux, France
06/1991
ISBN : 2868950337


Monographies

1985

Ian Hamilton Finlay, A Visual Primer
Publisher: Reaktion Books – 12 Dublin Street – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Author: Abrioux Yves – Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1985


Periodicals

2002

F.S. – Maritime
in: The Art Newspaper n° 123 p. 18
London, United Kingdom
03/2002

Legals