The San Diego Museum of Art announces Richard Deacon: What You See Is What You Get, the renowned contemporary sculptor’s first major museum survey in the United States. On view beginning March 25, 2017, through July 25, 2017, the exhibition includes roughly 40 works from more than three decades of Richard Deacon’s oeuvre. A self-proclaimed “fabricator,” Deacon uses everyday materials such as laminated wood, linoleum and limestone. His abstract forms, which challenge viewers’ expectations in terms of the limitations of materials and their unusual combinations, have placed him at the forefront of British sculpture since the 1980s. He was awarded the Tate’s prestigious Turner Prize in 1987, and received a major retrospective at the Tate in 2014. He exhibits frequently in Europe and worldwide, and remains a major force in the field of contemporary sculpture. The show’s title What You See Is What You Get
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