Sarah Lucas

Sarah Lucas (nata nel 1962) è un’artista britannica la cui pratica provocatoria e irriverente è stata centrale nell’arte contemporanea del Regno Unito sin dagli anni ’90. Nata a Londra, Lucas ha studiato al Working Men’s College e successivamente alla Goldsmiths, University of London, dove è entrata a far parte della generazione dei Young British Artists che sfidava le convenzioni relative alla forma, al genere e alla tematica. Le sue prime esperienze nella scena artistica londinese, al fianco di colleghi come Damien Hirst e Tracey Emin, hanno plasmato una pratica artistica caratterizzata da umorismo provocatorio, inventiva materica e impegno critico nei confronti delle norme sociali.

Il lavoro di Lucas spazia dalla scultura all’installazione, dalla fotografia al disegno, utilizzando spesso materiali di uso quotidiano — mobili, abiti, sigarette, generi alimentari — per interrogarsi sui concetti di sessualità, identità di genere e corpo. Le sue composizioni fondono spesso giochi di parole visivi crudi con la sperimentazione formale, giustapponendo umorismo e disagio per sfidare i preconcetti culturali e i tabù sociali. Opere emblematiche come le sue sculture di mobili disposte in modo provocatorio e le serie fotografiche esemplificano la sua capacità di combinare arguzia, sovversione e acuta capacità di osservazione.

Al di là delle sue innovazioni estetiche, Lucas ha avuto un impatto significativo sull’arte contemporanea britannica, contribuendo a plasmare, nell’ambito dell’ , il dibattito sul femminismo, la materialità e la politica dell’esposizione. Le sue opere sono presenti nelle principali collezioni pubbliche e private di tutto il mondo, tra cui la Tate di Londra e il Museum of Modern Art di New York.


SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Fighting Fire with Fire (6 Pack)

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Something's Changed Raymond

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Idealized Smoker's Chest #2

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Nud Cycladic 15

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

The Old In Out

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

The Old in Out

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Where Does It All End?

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Where Does It All End?

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Tit Teddy Make Love

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Where does it all end?

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Papa's got a Brand New Bag (Spike)

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Got a Salmon on in the Garden

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Bucket of Tea 1

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

The Old In Out

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

New Religion (violet)

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Get Hold of This

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Eating a Banana

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Blue Suede Shoes

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Stanway John

Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)

Chicken Knickers

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Get off your Horse and Drink your Milk

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Human Toilet II

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Concrete Boots 1998

Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)

Human Toilet I

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Blue Suede Shoes

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Get off your Horse and Drink your Milk

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Got a Salmon on in the Street

Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)

Is Suicide Genetic?

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Prière de Toucher

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Prière de toucher

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Selfish in Bed I

Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)

How Little Does Sex Deliver?

Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)

Is Suicide Genetic?

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Beer Can Penis

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Got a Salmon on #1

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Got a Salmon on (Prawn)

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Got a Salmon on (Prawn)

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

How Little Does Sex Deliver?

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Is Suicide Genetic?

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Selfish in Bed 2

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Polaroid Bunny #2

Sarah Lucas (B. 1962)

Got A Salmon On in the Street

Sarah Lucas (b. 1962)

Self Portraits 1990-1998: (i) Eating a Banana, 1990 (ii) Divine, 1991 (iii) Self Portrait with Mug of Tea, 1993 (iv) Self Portrait with Knickers, 1994 (v) Self Portrait with Fried Eggs, 1996 (vi) Human Toilet II, 1996 (vii) Fighting Fire with Fire, 1996 (viii) Self Portrait with Skull, 1997 (ix) Got a Salmon On #3, 1997 (x) Summer, 1998 (xi) Smoking, 1998 (xii) Human Toilet Revisited, 1998

SARAH LUCAS (B. 1962)

Beer Can Penis