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Marcus Coates is a contemporary artist living in London. In 2013 Coates was a shortlisted for the Fourth plinth, Trafalgar Square artwork (2015/16). His proposal for the fourth plinth commission is to cast and install a replica of the "Eagle Rock" at Brimham Rocks in Yorkshire, UK.
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- Tateshots marcus coates
- Marcus coates journey to the lower world
- Life and career
- Publications
- Notable exhibitions
- References
Marcus coates journey to the lower world
Life and career
Coates was born in 1968 in London, UK. He graduated from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in 1990 and completed his MA at the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1993.
He is recognised for his performances and installations that employ shamanistic rituals and contrast natural and manmade processes. Some of his work has focused on housing in Elephant and Castle, South London, including a film (Vision Quest – a Ritual for Elephant & Castle) and an on-stage trance in 2009.
Coates has exhibited extensively internationally since 1999 including Altermodern, the Tate Triennial and Kunsthalle Zurich in 2009 and "Super 8" at the Museu de Arte Moderna Rio de Janeiro and "Galápagos" at the Centro de Arte Moderna in Lisbon, Portugal in 2013.
Publications
In 2001, Grizedale Arts published the eponymous book Marcus Coates, based on his residency at Grizedale Arts in 1999. This was followed by The Trip which was published by Koenig Books, and documents his installation at the Serpentine Gallery, London in 2011.
Notable exhibitions
