THIS IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT GAVIN TURK by Gavin Turk Fitzroviachapel Liberation

Liberation

with its polished cases of botanical and insect collections

has created a giant and febrile carapace that occupies the lawn in front of the gallery

whilst travelling there to document the harsh realities of existence

It is as if he had found himself a child again

THIS IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT GAVIN TURK by Gavin Turk Fitzroviachapel LiberationFor those who might occasionally feel lost in the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, this playful tome offers bite sized, digestible texts as a way in to many of its themes and concerns, as seen through the work of one of the UKs best known artists. Gavin Turk one of the group of artists known in the British media as YBAs might seem a familiar figure to us, but how many of us really know or understand what we are looking at when we see a piece