Liam Gillick

The Highland Institute for Contemporary Art’s current project is an extended exhibition/residency project with Liam Gillick, running from April – October 2013.

The project will be open to the public from 1 September and until 6 October. Further details will be issued nearer the time.

Documentation will be added to HICA’s website, as the project develops: www.h-i-c-a.org

HICA is a rural and remote artist-run space, located in the Highlands of Scotland. Its programme, through series’ of exhibitions and annual publications, re-examines ideas of Concrete Art, in order to consider their influence in current practice.

Since the late 1980s Gillick has developed a discursive approach to the making and understanding of artworks. His diverse output, ranging from objects and texts to film and music, is often seen as significant in Relational Art. Nominated for the Turner Prize (2002) and Vincent Award (2008) his numerous exhibitions include the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; 8th Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, with solo exhibitions including The Whitechapel Gallery, London (2002); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2005); and German Pavilion, Venice Biennale (2009). His works are held in many collections, including Arts Council, UK; Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Tate, London.

Source: HICA