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Encyclopedia > Barry Flanagan

Barry Flanagan is a contemporary artist best known for his large bronze statues of hares.

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Artistic Biography

Barry Flanagan was born in Prestatyn, North Wales in 1941. He studied at Birmingham College of Art and Crafts (1957-1958) before going on to St. Martin's School of Art in London in 1964. Flanagan graduated in 1966 and went on to teach at St. Martin's School of Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1967-1971). Flanagan represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1982. A major retrospective of his work was held at the Fundación 'La Caixa' Madrid in 1993, touring to the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes in 1994. Flanagan's bronze hares have also been exhibited in many outdoor spaces, most notably on Park Avenue in New York in 1995-6 and at Grant Park, Chicago in 1996. In 1999, he had a solo exhibition at Galerie Xavier Hufkens in Brussels followed by an exhibition at the Tate Gallery, Liverpool (2000). In 2002, a major exhibition of his work was shown at the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany, and toured to the Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice. Prestatyn is a seaside resort in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the north coast. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ...


Triva

The Barry Flanagan statue "Thinker on Rock" is currently on loan to Washinton Univeristy in St. Louis. Affectionately known to students as "the anorexic bunny" the piece is featured prominently in a central location near Olin Library on the Washington University Danforth Campus.


The character Frank from the 2001 movie Donnie Darko bears a strong resemblence to several of Flanagan's works, especially "Thinker on Rock," although the resemblence is mostly in the eyes and ears. Donnie Darko is a 2001 feature film, the first by writer and director Richard Kelly. ...


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RTE.ie Entertainment - Barry Flanagan exhibition for IMMA (199 words)
A major exhibition of the work of British-born sculptor Barry Flanagan, who is best known for his monumental bronze hares, opens to the public at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday 28 June.
Barry Flanagan: Sculpture 1965-2005 is a comprehensive survey of the artist's work over 40 years.
Barry Flanagan: Sculpture 1965-2005 is curated by IMMA Director Enrique Juncosa.
Barry Flanagan: Sculpture 1965-2005 - Irish Museum of Modern Art - absolutearts.com (782 words)
Barry Flanagan: Sculpture 1965-2005 presents a comprehensive survey of the artist’s work over 40 years and comprises 37 installations and sculptures, several of which are being shown in the grounds at IMMA.
Barry Flanagan’s series of hare sculptures, which he began in the late 1970s, are among the most instantly recognisable artworks of the last 20 years.
Barry Flanagan: Sculpture 1965-2005 is curated by Enrique Juncosa, Director, IMMA, and is organised in association with Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane.
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