Philippe Bradshaw | the artist

Philippe Bradshaw, who has died unexpectedly, aged 39, had an energetic perversity that both fuelled and stymied his art. Although at the centre of the Goldsmiths College generation that included Damien Hirst, Gary Hume and Sarah Lucas (during and after college he shared a house with Michael Landy and Ian Davenport, and a studio with Fiona Rae), he did not share their early market success…

Made from anodised aluminum chains, Philippe Bradshaw’s rendition of Mona Lisa hangs from the gallery ceiling like colorful beaded curtains or macramé from the early 70s. Video projections onto the chain surface create unlikely pairings. From video art and the Mona Lisa, to driving dance club music and a museum setting, Bradshaw re-examines traditional perception and environmental settings…

A fly in the house

Andrea + Philippe presents Philippe Bradshaw

Philippe Bradshaw’s Disco Damage was an enmeshed environment fusing painting, sculpture, video and live action…