About Richard Wentworth

Richard Wentworth is one of the most influential artists alive today in Britain. He rose to popularity in the 1970s as part of the ‘New British Sculpture movement’, defined by their collective reaction against Minimalist and Conceptual art. His career has spanned curating and teaching as well as making art, and he was Professor of Sculpture at The Royal College of Art London 2009-2011. Wentworth was awarded his CBE in 2011 for services to art.