Darren Almond
Born in 1971 in Wigan (UK), Darren Almond lives and works in London.
An explorer, fascinated by the question of time and its representation, Darren Almond has developed a body of works over the last twenty years which combines photographs, film, sketches, installations, paintings and sculptures. This diversity of media has enabled him to experiment with the sensation of time passing, individual and collective memory, movement and space.
For his Fullmoon series, Almond travels around the world and brings back photographs which contain deep references to the painting, without ever referring to it directly. He takes his photographs at night, with an exposure time of 15 minutes or more: the only source of light is the full moon. The mysterious landscapes of the series are inhabited by ghostly shadows which behave so strangely and create a strong captivating effect.
In 1997, Darren Almond was the youngest YBA to take part in the Charles Saatchi’s Sensation exhibition, with two large-scale works including A Bigger Clock (1997). In 2005, he was nominated for the Turner Prize.
Institutional solo shows (selection): Museo Pignatelli (Naples), Mudam (Luxembourg), New Art Centre (Salisbury), Kunsthaus Graz (Graz), FRAC Haute-Normandie (Rouen), Museum Folkwang (Essen), Lentos Kunstmuseum (Linz), Fondazione Nicola Trussardi (Milan), Tate Britain (London), Kunsthalle Zurich (Zurich), Institute of Contemporary Art (London).
Public collections (selection): MoMA (New York), Tate Gallery (London), Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art (Istanbul), Fonds National d’Art Contemporain (Paris), Fondation Beyeler (Basel), Museum Folkwang (Essen). He is represented by White Cube, Matthew Marks Gallery, Max Hetzler Gallery and Xippas Geneva.
Works
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Darren Almond
Somewhere Between IV
2018
Aquacryl sur aluminium
50 x 40 x 3 cm
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Darren Almond
Between Somewhere IV
2018
Aquacryl sur aluminium
75 x 60 x 3 cm -
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Darren Almond
Between Somewhere III, 2018
Aquacryl on aluminium
60 x 75 x 3 cm
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Darren Almond
Sans titre
2018
Aquacryl sur aluminium
210 x 154 x 4 cm
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Darren Almond
Somewhere Between VIII
2018
Aquacryl sur aluminium
50 x 40 x 3 cm -
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Darren Almond
Somewhere Between XIII
2018
Aquacryl sur aluminium
50 x 40 x 3 cm
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Hanami - Yama
2006
C-print (mounted onto aluminium)
126 x 126 cm (framed)
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Seilebhig
2013
C-print (mounted on glass)
126 x 126 cm (framed) -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Tochigi
2010
C-print (mounted on glass)
128 x 259 cm (framed) -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Huangshan
2008
C-print (face mounted on glass)
279 x 130 cm (framed) -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Quatrain 3, 2005
C-print (mounted onto aluminium)
126 x 126 cm -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Torre Egger
2013
C-print (face mounted on glass)
126 x 126 cm (framed)
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Darren Almond
West Sea Canyon
2009
C-print (face mounted on glass)
279 x 354 cm (framed) -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Murchison Falls
2009
C-print (face mounted on glass)
126 x 126 cm (framed) -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Cerro Torre
2013
C-print (face mounted on glass)
126 x 126 cm (framed)
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Darren Almond
Night + Fog (Norilsk)(5)
2007
Bromide print
Each : 245 x 98 cm -
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Darren Almond
Night + Fog (Monchegorsk) (8)
2007
Bromide print
126 x 156 cm (framed) -
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Darren Almond
Night + Fog(Monchegorsk)(11), 2007
Bromide print
126 x 156 cm
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Argyll, 2007
C-print (mounted onto aluminium)
126 x 126 cm -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Cataratas, 2011
C Print (face mounted on glass)
121 x 121 cm -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Lettermacaward, 2007
C-Print (face mounted on glass)
121 x 121 cm -
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Darren Almond
Artic Plate 4, 2003
C-Print (face mounted onto glass)
80 x 80 cm -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Fukuroda, 2006
C-print (mounted onto aluminium)
126 x 126 cm -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Quatrain 2, 2005
C-print (mounted onto aluminium)
126 x 126 cm -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@St. Abbs, 2007
C-print (mounted onto aluminium)
126 x 126 cm -
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Darren Almond
Arctic Plate 12, 2003
C-Print (face mounted onto glass)
80 x 80 cm -
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Darren Almond
Artic Plate 6, 2003
C-Print (face mounted onto glass)
80 x 80 cm -
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Darren Almond
Fullmoon@Colorado Plateau, 2012
C-print (mounted onto aluminium)
180 x 180 cm -
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Darren Almond
In Reflection XI
2016
Acrylic on mirrored glass (12 panels)
146 x 154 x 3,5 cm -
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Darren Almond
Perfect Time (7 x 3), 2012
Digital clocks
103 x 90 cm -
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Darren Almond
Perfect Time (11 x 2), 2013
22 digital clocks
159,5 x 60,5 cm -
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Darren Almond
Perfect Time (12 x 1), 2013
Digital clocks
175 x 31 cm -
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Darren Almond
Beyond Reason, 2013
Acrylic on linen
146 x 154 cm -
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Darren Almond
Cusp, 2013
Acrylic on linen
77 x 50 cm -
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Darren Almond
Common Time, 2013
Acrylic on linen
77 x 50 cm -
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Darren Almond
Second Thoughts, 2012
Aluminium and paint
25 x 100 cm
