Rachel Whiteread
- Introduction
- Dame Rachel Whiteread (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993.Whiteread was one of the Young British Artists who exhibited at the Royal Academy's Sensation exhibition in 1997. Among her most renowned works are House, a large concrete cast of the inside of an entire Victorian house; the Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial in Vienna, resembling the shelves of a library with the pages turned outwards; and Untitled Monument, her resin sculpture for the empty fourth plinth in London's Trafalgar Square. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2006 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to art.
- Wikidata
- Q454041
- Introduction
- Whiteread makes sculptures of the negative spaces of household objects such as bathtubs, rooms and houses. Sculptor, born in London.
- Nationalities
- British, English
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Sculptor
- Name
- Rachel Whiteread
- Ulan
- 500118666
Exhibitions
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509: Florine Stettheimer and Company
Oct 21, 2019–Oct 12, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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216: Building Citizens
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Endless House: Intersections of Art and Architecture
Jun 27, 2015–Mar 6, 2016
MoMA
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Cut ’n’ Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City
Jul 10, 2013–Jan 5, 2014
MoMA
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Contemporary Collection
Nov 16, 2011–Feb 9, 2014
MoMA
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Rachel Whiteread has
19 exhibitionsonline.
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Bed) 1991
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Rachel Whiteread Mausoleum Under Construction from the portfolio London (1992)
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Rachel Whiteread Study for Wax Floor 1992
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Rachel Whiteread Study for Convex and Concave Beds 1992
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Rachel Whiteread Furniture: Bath Tub 1992
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Rachel Whiteread Furniture: Wardrobe and Bed, London 1992
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Rachel Whiteread House 1992
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Room) 1993
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Rachel Whiteread Furniture: Mattress, Athens 1993
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Rachel Whiteread Switch (for Parkett no. 42) 1994
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Rachel Whiteread Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled from Demolished 1996
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Table) (1996)
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Paperbacks) 1997
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, I (1997)
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, II (1997)
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, III (1997)
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, IV (1997)
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, V (1997)
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, VI 1997
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, VII (1997)
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Rachel Whiteread Drawing for Water Tower, VIII (1997)
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Rachel Whiteread Furniture: Bath Tub Furniture: Wardrobe and Bed, London Furniture: Mattress, Athens Furniture: Three Piece Suite with Radiator, London 1992-97
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Rachel Whiteread Furniture: Three Piece Suite with Radiator, London 1997
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Paperbacks) 1997
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Rachel Whiteread Water Tower 1998
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Rachel Whiteread 24 Switches both on and off 1998
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Rachel Whiteread Doorknob 2001
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Nets) 2002
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Nets) 2002
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Nets) 2002
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Nets) 2002
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Nets) 2002
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled (Nets) 2002
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Rachel Whiteread Untitled 2004
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Rachel Whiteread Mike and the Modelmakers from the series Ex Libris 2008 (originally published 1970)
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