Peter Peri
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Peter Peri is an artist living and working in London.
Peri was born in London
. He studied at Chelsea College of Art, London and graduated from the MA programme in 2003. He made his debut in 2003 at Bloomberg
New Contemporaries. His most recent solo show was at Almine Rech Gallery, Paris in May 2011 . He has also shown at Art Now at Tate Britain
in April 2007, the Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
in September 2006 and his work was shown at Tate Britain's "Classified" and the Arts Council Collection
's How to Improve the World: 60 Years of British Art at the Hayward Gallery
, London.
He is represented by Bortolami Gallery, New York and Almine Rech Gallery, Paris. His work is in major collections such as Tate Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Zabludowicz collection, UBS and The Silvie Fleming Collection.
Peri's work has a personal connection to Modernism
, his grandfather was Laszlo Péri
,(1899–1967), an Hungarian émigré to Britain who was involved in Constructivism
before turning later in his life to more figurative Socialist Realist work. His grandfather adopted the name "Peter Peri" also.
Peri was born in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. He studied at Chelsea College of Art, London and graduated from the MA programme in 2003. He made his debut in 2003 at Bloomberg
Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg L.P. is an American privately held financial software, media, and data company. Bloomberg makes up one third of the $16 billion global financial data market with estimated revenue of $6.9 billion. Bloomberg L.P...
New Contemporaries. His most recent solo show was at Almine Rech Gallery, Paris in May 2011 . He has also shown at Art Now at Tate Britain
Tate Britain
Tate Britain is an art gallery situated on Millbank in London, and part of the Tate gallery network in Britain, with Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool and Tate St Ives. It is the oldest gallery in the network, opening in 1897. It houses a substantial collection of the works of J. M. W. Turner.-History:It...
in April 2007, the Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
in September 2006 and his work was shown at Tate Britain's "Classified" and the Arts Council Collection
Arts Council Collection
The Arts Council Collection is the largest loan collection of modern and contemporary British art in the world. With presently over 7500 works of art spanning more than sixty years, the Collection can be seen in exhibitions and displays at home and abroad, as well as through long-term loans to...
's How to Improve the World: 60 Years of British Art at the Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery
The Hayward Gallery is an art gallery within the Southbank Centre, part of an area of major arts venues on the South Bank of the River Thames, in central London, England. It is sited adjacent to the other Southbank Centre buildings and also the Royal National Theatre and British Film Institute...
, London.
He is represented by Bortolami Gallery, New York and Almine Rech Gallery, Paris. His work is in major collections such as Tate Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Zabludowicz collection, UBS and The Silvie Fleming Collection.
Peri's work has a personal connection to Modernism
Modernism
Modernism, in its broadest definition, is modern thought, character, or practice. More specifically, the term describes the modernist movement, its set of cultural tendencies and array of associated cultural movements, originally arising from wide-scale and far-reaching changes to Western society...
, his grandfather was Laszlo Péri
Peter Laszlo Peri
Peter Laszlo Peri was an artist and sculptor.-Name changes:Ladislas Weisz was born June 13, 1899 in Budapest, Hungary. Antisemitism caused his family to change their name to the more Hungarian "Péri". When he moved to Germany, he was known as Laszlo Péri. After he moved to England, he adopted the...
,(1899–1967), an Hungarian émigré to Britain who was involved in Constructivism
Constructivism (art)
Constructivism was an artistic and architectural philosophy that originated in Russia beginning in 1919, which was a rejection of the idea of autonomous art. The movement was in favour of art as a practice for social purposes. Constructivism had a great effect on modern art movements of the 20th...
before turning later in his life to more figurative Socialist Realist work. His grandfather adopted the name "Peter Peri" also.
External links
- http://www.alminerech.com/fr/artists/36/Peter-Peri
- http://www.bortolamigallery.com/artists/peter-peri/
- Images, text and biography from Saatchi Gallery