Work No. 890: DON'T WORRY
About this artwork
‘Work No. 890: DON’T WORRY’ is a two word neon text which is shown with each word on adjacent walls. In its ambiguity, it appears to be related emotionally and intellectually to another neon work, ‘Work No.203: Everything is Going to be Alright’, which is on the façade of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. Creed is interested in communicating and interacting with the viewer; he wants to create a reaction and stir an emotion. For the artist, experience is fundamental to understanding his work and he asserts that his art is “50% about what I make and 50% about what other people make of it.” In exclaiming DON’T WORRY, Creed seems to encourage the viewer to finish the sentence with ‘about what?’ leading them to question their own anxieties.
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title:Work No. 890: DON'T WORRY
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accession number:AR01149
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materials:Neon lights
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date created:2008
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measurements:50.50 x 50.00 x 6.00 cm
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credit line:ARTIST ROOMS Presented by the artist jointly to National Galleries of Scotland and Tate and acquired with assistance of the ARTIST ROOM Endowment, supported by the Henry Moore Foundation 2011
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copyright:ARTIST ROOMS Presented by the artist jointly to National Galleries of Scotland and Tate and acquired with assistance of the ARTIST ROOMS Endowment, supported by the Henry Moore Foundation 2011 © Martin Creed, All Rights Reserved. DACS, London 2018
Martin Creed
Martin Creed
Born in Yorkshire and raised in Glasgow, Martin Creed came to prominence in 2001 when he won the Turner prize with ‘Work 227: The lights going on and off’. This controversial work involved the lights in an empty gallery being switched on and off at intervals, and is typical of…
