Biography

Jim Lambie (Scottish, born 1964 in Airdrie) studied at the Glasgow School of Art (1990–1994) and came into prominence as a conceptual artist (as well as a well-known DJ) in the late 1990s with his colorful floor installations made of vinyl tape, such as Zobop, 1999. His objects and installations interact with architecture, drawing on the legacies of Minimalism and Pop to create sensory, immersive, and theatrical experiences for viewers. He was the inaugural artist representing Scotland at the 50th Venice Biennale (2003) and has also exhibited his work in solo exhibitions at Modern Art Oxford (2003), the Dallas Museum of Art (2005), the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. (2006), and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2008). His work has been featured in notable group exhibitions at Moderna Museet, Stockholm (2000), the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2001), the Tate Triennial of Contemporary British Art, London (2003), the Carnegie International, Pittsburgh (2004), and the New Museum, New York City (2007–2008). Lambie received the British Council Award for a residency at Triangle, Marseille (1998), and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award (2000), and was short-listed for the prestigious Turner Prize (2005). He continues to live and work in Glasgow.

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