Rachel Whiteread

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rachel Whiteread
Occupation	Sculptor
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1963(1963-04-20)
Age	61
Birthplace	Ilford
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Rachel Whiteread Biography

Rachel Whiteread is one of the most popular and richest Sculptor who was born on April 20, 1963 in Ilford, England, United Kingdom. Casts were a key part of the work of this sculptor and artist. He is best known for his concrete cast of “House”, a Victorian house interior, and also the resin sculpture of Trafalgar Square in London’s empty plinth.

Both she and fellow sculptor Tony Crogg were born in England.

Whiteread was born in 1963 in London. Her mother, Patricia Whiteread (née Lancaster), who was also an artist, died in 2003 at the age of 72. Her father, Thomas Whiteread, was a geography teacher, polytechnic administrator and lifelong supporter of the Labour Party, who died when Whiteread was studying at art school in 1988. She is the third of three sisters – the older two being identical twins.

Dame Rachel Whiteread DBE (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993.

Marcus Taylor, a fellow artist, had two sons with her.

Rachel Whiteread Net Worth

Rachel Whiteread is one of the richest Sculptor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rachel Whiteread 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Her mother, an artist, encouraged her to learn both sculpture and painting.

In 1993, she was the first woman to be awarded the Turner Prize.

“This dazzling anti-monument monument looks like a glass coffin, but its watery transparency relates to the large fountain that dominates the Trafalgar plaza. Following the aquatic theme, Whiteread’s Monument evokes the scene of the 1805 naval battle for which the square is named.”

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Ghost was first shown at the nonprofit Chisenhale Gallery. It was purchased by Charles Saatchi and included with other works by Whiteread in his first “Young British Art” show in 1992. In May 2004 a fire in a Momart storage warehouse destroyed many works from the Saatchi collection, including, it is believed, some by Whiteread. However, Ghost had recently been moved from the warehouse to the new Gagosian Gallery in London. The work was acquired by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in the autumn of 2004.

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Rachel Ranked on the list of most popular Sculptor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Rachel Whiteread celebrates birthday on April 20 of every year.

House, perhaps her best-known work, was a concrete cast of the inside of an entire Victorian terraced house completed in autumn 1993, exhibited at the location of the original house – 193 Grove Road – in East London (all the houses in the street had earlier been knocked down by the council). It drew mixed responses, winning her both the Turner Prize for the best young British artist in 1993 and the K Foundation art award for the worst British artist. She was the first woman to win a Turner Prize. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council demolished House on 11 January 1994, a decision which caused some controversy itself.

Where does Rachel Whiteread inspiration come from?

Whiteread has been inspired by the objects and spaces in her home, in her studio and in the area where she lives. Look around your own home. Make a list of objects or pieces of furniture in your living room, kitchen or bedroom.

How did Rachel Whiteread make ghost?

Whiteread created Ghost over a period of three months in an abandoned building at 486 Archway Road, North London, covering the interior walls with multiple plaster molds, each about five inches thick. When the plaster dried, she peeled the molds from the walls and reassembled them on a steel frame.

How old is Rachel Whiteread?

59 years (April 20, 1963)

What kind of art does Rachel Whiteread make?

Periods

What did Rachel Whiteread win the Turner Prize for?

Whiteread was awarded the Turner Prize in 1993 following her project Untitled (House) , a life-sized cast of a condemned terraced house in London’s East End. The work was a concrete cast of the inside of the entire three-story house, from basement to top floor.