William COBBING

Profile

Born in 12/12/1974. Graduated from Central St Martins BA Sculpture in 1997.
Recent 5 main activities are: 'Terrapolis' group exhibition, curated by Iwona Blaswik (Whitechapel / NEON) French School, Athens (2015) Kammer Klang performance Café Oto, London (2015) 'Transactions of the Duddo Field Club' solo exhibition at Hatton Gallery and mima (2014) 'Journey to Avebury' group exhibition curated by Louise Chignac, KARST, Plymouth (2014)

Exhibitions include A Secret History of Clay Tate Liverpool (2004) and Room with a View Gemeente Museum, The Hague (2006). He was awarded the Helen Chadwick Fellowship at Ruskin School and British School at Rome, resulting in the Gradiva Project at Freud Museum and Camden Arts Centre in 2007/8. In 2009/10 he had residencies at Turquoise Mountain in Kabul, Afghanistan, the artworks from which were exhibited in his solo exhibition Man in the Planet at Viafarini DOCVA in Milan. He curated The Stone of Folly at Down Stairs in Hereford, and exhibited in Revolver at Matt's Gallery (2012).

About works / performance

Untitled 2014, glazed ceramic

Palimpsest William Cobbing and Beth Collar, Palimpsest, 2014.
Commissioned by Hayward Gallery as part of What's Love Got to Do with It, Hayward Gallery Project Space, 23 July - 14 September 2014.
Photo: © Michael Brzezinski

Untitled 2014, glazed ceramic, books

Remake - Remodel 2014-15, Jesmonite, plaster, rope
Photo: © Natalia Tsoukalas

Epilogue 2014, video installation at mima
Photo: © Colin Davison