Representative work by Phyllida Barlow
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Phyllida Barlow

1944–2023 · British

  • Slade School of Fine Art
  • Chelsea College of Art and Design

Phyllida Barlow built enormous sculptures from inexpensive materials including plywood, plaster, cement, fabric and paint. Long influential as a teacher before receiving major institutional attention late in her career, she filled galleries with precarious columns, barriers, platforms and hanging masses.

Sculpture; installation

Artist Films

Major Works

  • 2014dock
  • 2017folly
  • 2019cul-de-sac
  • 2010street
  • 2016Siege
  • 2012untitled: upturnedhouse
  • 2014untitled: parapet
  • 2015HOARD
  • 2018set
  • 2021PRANK

Interviews & Writing

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