Born in Liverpool in 1949, Tony Cragg is one of the most influential and internationally acclaimed sculptors of his generation. For more than five decades, he has continually expanded the possibilities of sculpture, developing a distinctive language in which material, movement and form are in constant dialogue.

Initially associated with the New British Sculpture movement, Cragg has built a remarkable body of work exploring the physical and expressive qualities of materials ranging from wood, stone and glass to steel and bronze. His sculptures are characterised by their dynamic, organic forms, often appearing to shift and transform as the viewer moves around them.

Cragg’s work has been exhibited by major museums and institutions worldwide. He represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1988, the same year he was awarded the prestigious Turner Prize, and later received the Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture. In 2011, the Musée du Louvre invited him to present his sculptures in dialogue with its historic collections. His work has also been shown at Documenta and at leading institutions throughout Europe, Asia and the United States.

Alongside his artistic practice, Cragg has played an important role in contemporary art education, notably as Professor and later Rector of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Since 1977, he has lived and worked in Wuppertal, Germany, where he founded the Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, now an important centre dedicated to contemporary sculpture.

Today, Tony Cragg’s works form part of major public and private collections around the world, and his ongoing investigation into material and form has established him as a defining figure in contemporary sculpture.