Carl Plackman British, 1943-2004

This exhibition focuses on the unique way sculptors approach two dimensions. Drawing for its own sake, to create an autonomous image without any reference to an object or alternatively to...

To coincide with the launch of Nature Unwrapped: Sounds of Life at Kings Place, Pangolin London has curated an exhibition that offers an insight into how nature inspires a wide...

This exhibition highlights the lasting legacy and respect of a host of well known artists for their tutor, friend or colleague, Carl Plackman. The exhibition also included works by: -...

Godfather of British conceptual sculpture Carl Plackman’s artistic oeuvre encompassed sculpture, drawings, installation and occasionally photographs. One of the most challenging and innovative sculptors of his day, creating complex works he confronted and questioned ideas of what sculpture could be. As a generous and influential teacher many of his students have since become major names in British contemporary art including Tony Cragg, Damien Hirst, Liam Gillick and Alison Wilding.

Frequently given the accolade of an ‘artist’s artist’, this first solo exhibition of Carl Plackman’s work at Pangolin London re-emphasises his position in the canon of sculptural history and underlines his importance to the development of British contemporary art.

Sculptor's Drawings is a collaboration between the two galleries based here at Kings Place, Pangolin London and Kings Place Gallery in September of this year. The exhibition spans both galleries...