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) is a British
sculptor
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,
set designer
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,
video
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and
installation art
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ist, and
neon art
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ist. He is best known for his works ''Digital Taxidermy'', film sculptures, and his solo show ''Arrivals Departures'' at the Waddington Gallery and the Karsten Schubert Gallery in London.
Early life and education
Hopgood attended
Goldsmiths College
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in
London, England
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, where he graduated in 1994 with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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and First Class honors. Hopgood received guidance from
Michael Craig-Martin
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while at Goldsmiths College and graduated along with Alessandra Raho, Angela Cruz, and
Ceal Floyer
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Biography
Floyer was born in 1968 in Karachi, Pakistan. Floyer received a BFA degree from Goldsmiths College, in 1994.Young British Artists group.
Work
Hopgood has served as set designer for editorial and commercial clients in print and television, including
Ellen von Unwerth
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Unwerth was born in Frankfurt, West Germany. As an or ...
,
Nadine Coyle
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,
Gwen Stefani
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,
Nicola Roberts
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Kate Moss
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, and
Linda Evangelista
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. His editorial and commercial work has been published in
Vogue Magazine
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,
Elle Magazine
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,
Marie Claire Magazine
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GQ Magazine
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, Easy Living Magazine,
D Magazine
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, Booklett Magazine,
Nokia
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, Bally,
Kurt Geiger
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Target
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, and
Channel 4
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. He has worked with photographers Hunter & Gatti, Elisabeth Hoff, Karen Collins,
Alexi Lubomirski
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, Julian Broad and David Burton.
In 2011, he served as production designer on the television series ''Word on the Street''. In 2016, his work ''Digital Taxidermy'' was featured on
Project Runway All Stars
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.
Adrian Searle
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Life and career
Searle studied at the St Albans School of Art (197 ...
, art critic for
The Independent
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, wrote, "Hopgood's work depends as much on the awkwardness of his medium as on the novelty of the spectacle."
Exhibitions and collections
Solo exhibitions
Hopgood had his two debut solo exhibitions ''Arrivals, Departures'' at the Karsten Schubert Gallery in London and the Waddington Custot Gallery in
Cork Street
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, London, (curated by Hester van Royen) in 1994. Studio d'Arte Contemporanea di Pino Casagrande in Rome organized a solo exhibition of Hopgood's work in 1997. He also had solo exhibitions at The Groucho Club, London in 2003, at White Cubicle, London (curated by Pablo León de la Barra) in 2007, at Grey Space,
Sydney
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in 2008, at a pop up show at the Groucho Club Bedrooms, London (curated by Nicky Carter) in 2009, and at the Minnie Weisz Studio, London in 2011.
Group exhibitions
In 1997, Hopgood's first major group exhibition ''False Impressions'' was presented by the
British School at Rome
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(curated by Alison Jacques). The exhibition also featured artists Lucy Gunning,
Cerith Wyn Evans
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Catherine Yass
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.
Art Monthly
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reviewed Hopgood's piece, stating:
'Finally in a room totally devoted to it is a statuesque plaster cast by Carl Hopgood. 'Sleeping Figure' is as white and cold as marble, the dignified "portrait" of a sleeping man, evocative of a classical sculpture. Yet, disconcertingly, it breathes through the life support machine of a 16mm film projection of a "living" color image animated by camera shake.'
His work has been featured in multiple group exhibitions, including the Goldsmiths Degree Show, London in 1994, the ARCO Art Fair, Madrid in 1995, Spacex Gallery, Exeter (curated by
Alex Farquharson
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) in 1996, the Bracknell Gallery, Reading in 1996, the St. Martin's M.A. Show, London in 1997, Art Energie Art in Jeans, Florence in 1998, 3 Mills Studios, London in 1999, Barbican Arts Group Open Exhibition, London in 2004 and 2007, Frame Gallery Shaftesbury Avenue, London in 2006, The Groucho Club, London in 2008, 2009 and 2010, Daneyal Mahmood Gallery, New York in 2009, Forster Gallery, London in 2009, Lazarides Gallery, London in 2009,
Tate Modern
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,
Berlin
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in 2009 and 2011, Truman Brewery, London in 2011 and 2012, and OXO Tower, London in 2013.
In 2013, Hopgood's artwork was included in ''Platform Six'', an exhibition and auction at The South Bank which offers insight into London-based
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artists, including
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. Platform Six patrons include
Kate Moss
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,
Naomi Campbell
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,
Sir Elton John
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and
Kylie Minogue
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.
Collections
Hopgood's work is part of the permanent art collections at the
Groucho Club
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,
London
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Hopgood's neon word piece ''Love Yourself'' sold at a charity auction hosted by Kenny Goss for MTV's ''Staying Alive Foundation'' at the Dallas Contemporary Museum. The auction raised over $2.7 million for the ''Goss-Michael Foundation'' and the ''Staying Alive Foundation''.