About the Artist

Richard Woods was born in 1966 and graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art in 1990.

 

Woods trained as a sculptor but would rather think of his work in terms of surfaces. His architectural interventions are chiefly concerned with the re-surfacing of existing structures, and they propose an absurd twist on the cult of home improvement and DIY aesthetics. Over the past few years, he has designed a sensational interior for the Comme des Garçons' flagship store in Osaka, orchestrated the mock Tudor overhaul of a private residence in New York and transformed the interior of Cary Grant's former Hollywood residence for its new owner, Jeffrey Deitch.

 

In 2003, his re-paving of a cloistered courtyard was the centrepiece of The Henry Moore Foundation's exhibition at the 50th International Venice Biennale of Art.

 

Recent exhibitions and projects include the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Royal Academy of Art, London, Grieder Contemporary, Zurich, Deitch Projects, New York and Miami, Cosmic Galerie, Paris and the 50th Venice Biennale.Works by Richard Woods are held in major collections including the Saatchi Collection, Arts Council England, and the British Museum.