Simon Starling (Epsom, 1967) lives and works in Copenhagen.

Starling works often involve replicating or reconfiguring familiar objects as a means of engaging the present, often to the point where they become something else entirely.His creations consist of one connection after the other, with increasingly convoluted variations along a thought that is constantly searching for the essence, the origin of things, the prototype. The process of transfiguration of an object, or of a substance into another, as well as the alteration of natural elements, are, as the artist described his work: “the physical manifestation of a thought process”.

His work has been shown in solo exhibition in international public and private institutions, including:Pinacoteca Agnelli, Torino, Italy (2023); Modena-Galleria Estense, Modena, Italy (2023); Frac Ile-de-France, Le Plateau, Paris, France (2019); Kanal-Centre Pompidou, Bruxelles, Belgium (2018); Musée Regional d’Art Contemporain, Sérignan, France (2017), Japan Society, New York, USA (2016); Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, UK (2016); Experimental El Eco Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (2015); Casa Luis Barragán, Mexico City, Mexico (2015); The Art Club of Chicago and Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, USA (2014), Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, Australia (2013); Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany (2013); Tate Britain, London, UK (2013; 2009), Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan (2011); Musée d’Art Contemporain du Vel-de-Marne, Vitry-sur-Seine France (2009; 2007); Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin, Berlin, Germany (2009); Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams, USA (2008); Power Plant, Toronto, Canada (2008); Kunstmuseum Basel, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland (2005); Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain (2004); Kunsthalle Münster, Münster, Germany (2003); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA (2002); Seccession, Wien, Austria (2001); Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden (1998).

His work has been shown in Biennials and international group exhibitions such as: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Guarene, Italy (2022); Museum Für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany (2022); Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (2022); Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany (2022); Kunst Museum Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland (2021); Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark (2021); 6th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey (2019); 12th Shanghai Biennial, Shangai, China (2018); Manifesta 12, Palermo, Italy (2018); 5th Yokohama Triennale 2014, Yokohama, Japan (2014); 6th Nordic Biennial for Nordic Contemporary Art, Moss, Norway (2011); 53rd Biennale di Venezia, Scotland Pavilion, Venice, Italy (2009); 9th Shanghai Biennial, Shangai, China Biennale di Lyon, Lyon, France (2007); 8th Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah, UAE (2007); 26th Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (2004); 50th Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy (2003); Manifesta 4, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2002).

He was awarded with the Turner Prize in 2005 and was selected for the Hugo Boss award in 2004.

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