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Roger Hiorns

Artist

WA-00032548

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60%

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Authority Records (1)

MoMA

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LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Luhring-Augustinehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/roger-hiorns
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/28660
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Roger Hiorns is a British sculptor and installation artist working with crystalline formations and mineral processes to investigate material deterioration and reconstitution. His practice transforms everyday objects and industrial spaces through chemical and biological intervention, exploring how matter accumulates and changes across time. The work oscillates between precision geological intervention and entropy, treating sculpture as a site of ongoing transformation rather than finished form.

Source: Luhring Augustine · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (9)

Untitled

2006 · Engine, steel and copper sulphate

1700 x 700 x 700 mm

Tate

Untitled

2005 · Ceramic, felt, resin, silicon hose, plastic, metal, polyester foam, stainless steel wire and other materials

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Tate

Untitled

2005 · Ceramic, felt, resin, silicon hose, plastic, metal, polyester foam, stainless steel wire and other materials

display dimensions variable

Tate

Untitled

2005 · Ceramic, felt, resin, silicon hose, plastic, metal, polyester foam, stainless steel wire and other materials

display dimensions variable

Tate

Untitled

2005 · Ceramic, felt, resin, silicon hose, plastic, metal, polyester foam, stainless steel wire and other materials

display dimensions variable

Tate

Untitled

2003 · Ceramic, felt, resin, silicon hose, plastic, metal, polyester foam, stainless steel wire and other materials

display dimensions variable

Tate

Untitled

2003 · Ceramic, felt, resin, silicon hose, plastic, metal, polyester foam, stainless steel wire and other materials

display dimensions variable

Tate

Before the Rain

2003 · Glass, Plexiglas, painted wood, tape, card paper, and copper sulphate

Two elements: 90 x 112 x 75 cm and 55 x 134 x 83 cm

Art Institute of Chicago

WattsOS

Untitled (Intelligence and Sacrifice)

2003 · Pencil on paper

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

9 published of 10 catalogued · 9 with image

Tate
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MoMA
1 publishedof 2 catalogued1 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Untitled
2005 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
2005 · Tate · 1 prov
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2006 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
2005 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
2003 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
2003 · Tate · 1 prov
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2005 · Tate · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Tate

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Tate

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