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Artists›Liam Gillick

Liam Gillick

1964

WA-00012456

SculptureContemporary

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None documented

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ828254

MoMA

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

Esther-Schipperhttps://www.estherschipper.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Maureen-Paleyhttps://www.maureenpaley.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7547
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Victoria and Albert Museum Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (32)

Untitled from Art Against Immigration Ban Letter Portfolio

2017 · One from a portfolio of nine digital prints

composition (irreg.): 9 5/16 × 6 7/16" (23.7 × 16.3 cm); sheet: 11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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,Gift of Art Against Immigration Ban (Chitra Ganesh

2017

Museum of Modern Art

Farm Form Firm Forum

2014 · Set of three screenprints

composition (each): 19 5/8 × 13 1/2" (49.8 × 34.3 cm); sheet (each): 23 3/8 × 16 1/2" (59.4 × 41.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pourquoi travailler? (Why Work?)

2011 · Artist's book in plexiglass slipcase

page (each approx.): 15 5/8 x 11 7/16" (39.7 x 29 cm); overall (closed): 16 x 11 5/8 x 7/8" (40.7 x 29.5 x 2.3 cm); plexiglas slipcase: 16 3/8 x 11 15/16 x 1 3/16" (41.6 x 30.4 x 3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Agriculture

2011 · One from a portfolio of six screenprints

composition: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42 x 64.9 cm); sheet: 31 15/16 x 25 9/16" (81.2 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fishing

2011 · One from a portfolio of six screenprints

composition: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42 x 64.9 cm); sheet: 31 15/16 x 25 9/16" (81.2 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Anarchy

2011 · One from a portfolio of six screenprints

composition: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42 x 64.9 cm); sheet: 31 15/16 x 25 9/16" (81.2 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plumbing

2011 · One from a portfolio of six screenprints

composition: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42 x 64.9 cm); sheet: 31 15/16 x 25 9/16" (81.2 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chemistry

2011 · One from a portfolio of six screenprints

composition: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42 x 64.9 cm); sheet: 31 15/16 x 25 9/16" (81.2 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dentistry

2011 · One from a portfolio of six screenprints

composition: 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42 x 64.9 cm); sheet: 31 15/16 x 25 9/16" (81.2 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Agriculture, Anarchy, Chemistry, Dentistry, Fishing, Plumbing

2011 · Portfolio of six screenprints

composition (each): 16 9/16 x 25 9/16" (42 x 64.9 cm); sheet (each): 31 15/16 x 25 9/16" (81.2 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The State Itself Becomes a Super Whatnot

2008 · Vinyl on wall

Dimensions variable

Museum of Modern Art

Sometimes They Worked in Groups of Three

2008 · Powder coated aluminum and plexiglass

6' 6 3/4" x 7' 10 1/2" x 7' 10 1/2" (200 x 240 x 240 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Returning to an Abandoned Plant

2007 · Perspex and aluminium

3000 x 2000 x 300 mm

Tate

Montag (Monday) from Guide

2004 · One from a portfolio of five screenprints

composition and sheet: 46 3/4 x 33 1/16" (118.7 x 84 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mittwoch ( Wednesday) from Guide

2004 · One from a portfolio of five screenprints

composition and sheet: 46 3/4 x 33 1/16" (118.7 x 84 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Donnerstag (Thursday) from Guide

2004 · One from a portfolio of five screenprints

composition and sheet: 46 3/4 x 33 1/16" (118.7 x 84 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dienstag (Tuesday) from Guide

2004 · One from a portfolio of five screenprints

composition and sheet: 46 3/4 x 33 1/16" (118.7 x 84 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Freitag (Friday) from Guide

2004 · One from a portfolio of five screenprints

composition and sheet: 46 3/4 x 33 1/16" (118.7 x 84 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Underground (Trailer for a Book)

2004 · Video (color, sound; 6:58 min.), Brionvega Cuboglass® television, and artist's book

Television: 15 x 15 x 13 1/2" (38.1 x 38.1 x 34.3 cm) and Book: 8 x 5 1/2" (20.3 x 14 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Guide

2004 · Portfolio of five screenprints

composition and sheet (each): 46 3/4 x 33 1/16" (118.7 x 84 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Construction of One from the Museum in Progress project Rolling Boards

2004 · 7 lithographs, offset printed

Museum of Modern Art

headache/phone card/soda/donuts/stereo

2003 · Poster

Victoria and Albert Museum

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Untitled from the Museum in Progress project Cooperation Ljubljana

2003 · Lithograph, offset printed

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

32 published of 58 catalogued · 48 with image

MoMA
26 publishedof 52 catalogued42 img
Tate
5 published5 img
Victoria & Albert
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

[no title]
1994 · Tate · 1 prov
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Big Conference Platform Platform
1998 · Tate · 1 prov
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Returning to an Abandoned Plant
2007 · Tate · 1 prov
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Pinboard Prototype #1 (Milan House Project)
1993 · Tate · 1 prov
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Annlee You Proposes
2001 · Tate · 1 prov
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Images

27 assets

Artsy

Liam Gillick on the Westbank building (29344131495)

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Liam Gillick 2017 Contemporary Artist New York portrait

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Liam Gillick Kiosk, 2009 Croeselaan Utrecht, 2020

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Relationships

Movements1

Contemporary

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Victoria and Albert Museum Tate

Institutional

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Victoria and Albert Museum

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Tate

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