Julian Opie London, UK, b. 1958
Julian Opie (b. 1958, London, UK) lives and works in London. He graduated from Goldsmith’s School of Art, London in 1982, where he was taught by Michael Craig-Martin.
His practice delves into the idea of the representation and the means by which images are perceived and understood. Drawing on the visual language of contemporary life, and with an interest in the reflection and representation of reality, Opie’s work is defined by a stripped-down vocabulary of schematic lines and blocks of colour. The artist works with various cutting edge, but also with traditional techniques, to demonstrate a visual and spatial experience.
Julian Opie has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, with major museum exhibitions including shows at Kunstverein in Cologne; Hayward Gallery and ICA in London; Lehnbachhaus in Munich; K21 in Dusseldorf; MAK in Vienna; Mito Tower in Japan; CAC in Malaga and IVAM in Valencia; MoCAK in Krakow; Tidehalle in Helsinki and Fosun Foundation in Shanghai; Suwon IPark Museum of Art in Korea, as well as the Delhi Triennial, Venice Biennial and Documenta. He has presented many public projects in cities around the world, notably in the Dentsu Building in Tokyo 2002; City Hall Park in New York 2004, Mori Building, Omotesando Hill in Japan 2006; River Vltava in Prague 2007; Phoenix Art Museum USA 2007; Dublin City Gallery in Ireland 2008; Seoul Square in South Korea 2009; Regent’s Place in London 2011; Calgary, Canada; The Lindo Wing, St Mary’s Hospital, London; and more recently permanent installations at SMETS in Belgium, PKZ in Zurich, Arendt and Medernach in Luxembourg, Taipei, Taiwan and Tower 535, Causeway Bay in Hong Kong.
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Julian OpieWalking in Melbourne 4 , 2018Vinyl on wooden stretcher250 x 284.2 x 3.5 cm
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Julian OpieOld Street June 6, 2020Auto paint on aluminium205.5 x 127.4 cm
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Julian OpieBoston head 18, 2019Auto paint on aluminium197.7 x 138.6 cm
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Julian OpieLondon couple 6, 2021Acrylic paint on aluminium122.5 x 78.5 x 0.6 cm
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Julian OpiePuffer coat, 2019Acrylic paint on stone70 x 62 x 3 cm
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Julian OpieMagpie 1, 2020Auto paint on aluminium with metal base34.2 x 45.8 x 1.5 cm (130 x 26 x 26 cm plinth)
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Julian OpieWinter. 07, 2018Inkjet face mounted on toughened glass with aluminium frame
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Julian OpieWinter. 66, 2018Inkjet face mounted on toughened glass with aluminium frame
113.5 x 201.2 x 4.5 cm
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Jean-Marie Appriou, Rui Chafes, Fahr, Lito Kattou, Inês Norton, Jesse Pollock, Julian Opie, Vanessa da Silva & Erwin Wur
Sculpture Park 8 Jun 2024 - 7 Jun 2025 Braga HQWe're thrilled to announce Duarte Sequeira's 2024 Sculpture Park programme, featuring artists Jean-Marie Appriou, Rui Chafes, Fahr, Lito Kattou, Inês Norton, Julian Opie, Jesse Pollock, Vanessa da Silva and Erwin Wurm. Opening on June 8th, this marks both the gallery's fifth anniversary and the first group presentation of the annual...Read more -
In Bed With a Mosquito
Group Show 30 Oct 2021 - 12 Feb 2022 Braga HQAndré Butzer – Petra Cortright – Lito Kattou – Petros Moris – Julian Opie – Ricardo Passaporte – Vanessa da Silva – Jonathan Uliel SaldanhaRead more -
Julian Opie
— 7 Nov 2020 - 10 Apr 2021 Braga HQSolo exhibition by British artist Julian Opie.Read more