Sacha Craddock
Born
New Zealand
NationalityBritish
EducationCentral Saint Martins
Known forArt critic, writer, curator

Sacha Craddock (born 6 August 1955) is an independent art critic, writer and curator based in London. Craddock is co-founder of Artschool Palestine, co-founder or the Contemporary Art Award and council member of the Abbey Awards in Painting at the British School at Rome, Trustee of the Shelagh Cluett Trust, and President of the International Association of Art Critics AICA UK.[1] She was chair of the Board of New Contemporaries and selection process from 1996 until December 2021.[2]

Biography

Born in New Zealand, Craddock moved to Oxford as a child, and then to London in 1973, where she went on to help formulate[vague] one of the city's most well-known squats on Tolmers Square in Euston.[3] Craddock continues to live communally along with some of the original Tolmer's residents.[4] After completing a degree in fine art painting at Central St Martins, and a post-graduate painting degree at Chelsea School of Art, Craddock began writing art criticism for The Guardian newspaper in 1988, her first review appearing in the 26 May issue of the paper.[Notes 1] Later Craddock was also a regular art columnist for The Times, reviewing exhibitions of up and coming Young British Artists (she was the only journalist to review the pre-YBA exhibition: Freeze, which featured early work by artists such as Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, and Mat Collishaw).[5] In 1996, Craddock became chair of Bloomberg New Contemporaries (formerly Young Contemporaries).[6]

Craddock has judged many art prizes, such as the Turner Prize in 1999[7] and the John Moores Painting Prize in 2008.[8] In 2005, Craddock co-founded ArtSchool Palestine (ASP) with Charles Asprey, and Samar Martha, in order to promote and support Palestinian artists and aid their participation in international contemporary art exhibitions and biennales. ASP has held many events and exhibitions, including As If By Magic, to which the British artist Damien Hirst lent his support.[9][10]

Sacha Craddock was the co-founder of Bloomberg Space and its curator from 2002 to 2011.[11] Craddock's curatorial contribution included Gillian Wearing at IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern in 2015,[12] Turner Prize 2017 at Hull, Strike Site at Backlit Gallery in Nottingham in 2018,[13] the SPECTRUM Art Award 2018 at Saatchi Gallery, and Creekside Open and Exeter Contemporary Open in 2019.[14]

Other collaborations and activities

Selected bibliography

Craddock has written on contemporary international artists, including Alison Wilding, Laura Ford, Mark Boulos, Benjamin Senior, Angus Fairhurst, Richard Billingham, Jose Dávila, Chantal Joffe, Mustafa Hulusi, Andreas Reiter Raabe, Cornelia Parker, Phyllida Barlow, Heri Dono, Wolfgang Tillmans, Rosa Lee, Young In, Chris Ivey, and Alberto Savinio.[25][26][27]

Selected books

Selected writing

Selected articles

About Craddock

Notes

  1. ^ "Death in Fine Detail". The Guardian. 26 May 1988.

References

  1. ^ "Executive Committee – AICA UK". Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ "New Contemporaries Chair Sacha Craddock steps down after extraordinary service to the arts". FAD Magazine. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ Sacha, Craddock (2011). Goodbye to London: Radical Art & Politics in the 1970's. Hatje Cantz. pp. 34–39. ISBN 978-3775727396.
  4. ^ Craddock, Sacha (2011). Goodbye to London: Radical Art & Politics in the 1970's. Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3775727396.
  5. ^ Craddock, Sacha (24 July 2008). "'Freeze': Defrosted". Time Out.
  6. ^ "top picks of drawing biennial". May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Turner Prize shortlist announced 1999". Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Painting prize shortlist revealed". BBC. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  9. ^ Damien Hirst's £50 masterpiece The Independent September 2006
  10. ^ "ArtSchool Palestine". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  11. ^ Sacha Craddock; Bev Bytheway; Sally O'Reilly; New Contemporaries (1988) Limited (14 February 2024). Bloomberg new contemporaries 2003. New Contemporaries (1988) Limited. ISBN 978-0954084820.((cite book)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Gillian Wearing". Ivam. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Turner Prize 2017 opens". Visit Hull. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  14. ^ "STRIKE SITE". BACKLIT. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Myriad First Graphic Novel Competition". myriadeditions.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Abbey Awards". abbey.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  17. ^ "The definers of success | Event | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  18. ^ "JURIES_International Awards for Art Criticism（IAAC）". www.iaac-m21.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Public Sculpture, from Process to Place - Pangaea Sculptors' Centre". www.pangaeasculptorscentre.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  20. ^ Tate. "American Artist Lecture Series: Spencer Finch: In conversation with Sacha Craddock – Talk at Tate Modern". Tate. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  21. ^ "True or False: There's No Such Thing as Sculpture - Pangaea Sculptors' Centre". www.pangaeasculptorscentre.com. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  22. ^ "John Moores exhibition 25". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  23. ^ International Venice agendas 2003 : a series of three breakfast meetings. London : Wimbledon School of Art : Cardiff : Cardiff School of Art & Design ; Venice : Nuova Icona Gallery. 2003. ISBN 0948327170.
  24. ^ Tate. "Turner Prize 1999 – Exhibition at Tate Britain". Tate. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  25. ^ Sacha Craddock; Brigitte Kölle; Valentina Jager (2018). Jose Dávila: the feather & the elephant. Berlin: Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3775744225.
  26. ^ Sacha Craddock (2008). Landscapes, 2001–2003: Richard Billingham. Stockport : Dewi Lewis. ISBN 9781904587385.
  27. ^ Sacha Craddock; Laura Ford; Hans-Peter Miksch; Christian Rogge; Gautier Deblonde (2016). Laura Ford - sculptures and drawings. Fürth Kunst Galerie Fürth. ISBN 9783981385823.
  28. ^ ADAM HENEIN ABDULRAHMAN ALSOLIMAN : the art library discovering arab artists. [S.l.]: RIZZOLI. 2021. ISBN 978-88-918-3219-1. OCLC 1246726166.
  29. ^ Women artists : a conversation. Terzi, Sara., Craddock, Sacha., Fine Art Society. London. 2 April 2024. ISBN 978-1-907052-75-0. OCLC 994234783.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  30. ^ Good bye to London : radical art & politics in the 70's. Schönauer, Walter., Proll, Astrid., Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz. 2010. ISBN 978-3-7757-2739-6. OCLC 676734014.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  31. ^ Revealed : Turner Contemporary opens. Buren, Daniel., Turner Contemporary (Arts organization : Margate, England). Margate: Turner Contemporary. 2011. ISBN 978-0-9552363-3-4. OCLC 727701321.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  32. ^ Craddock, Sacha (2009). Angus Fairhurst. Fairhurst, Angus., Cahill, James, 1985–, Sadie Coles HQ., Arnolfini (Organization). London: PWP, in association with Sadie Coles HQ. ISBN 978-0-85667-659-8. OCLC 232131145.
  33. ^ The Turner Prize and British art. Stout, Katharine, 1973–. London: Tate. 2007. ISBN 978-1-85437-742-5. OCLC 170954724.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  34. ^ Joffe, Chantal (2008). Chantal Joffe. Brown, Neal, 1955–, Victoria Miro Gallery. London: Victoria Miro Gallery. ISBN 978-0-9554564-5-9. OCLC 298793131.
  35. ^ The producers : contemporary curators in conversation. 5. Hiller, Susan., Martin, Sarah, 1972–, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Department of Fine Art., Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. Gateshead: BALTIC. 2002. ISBN 1-903655-13-7. OCLC 54016619.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  36. ^ L'anti-monument : Les mots de Paris : Jochen Gerz. Arles: Actes Sud. 2002. ISBN 2-7427-3904-1. OCLC 401477783.
  37. ^ Art for all? : their policies and our culture. Wallinger, Mark, 1959–, Warnock, Mary. London: PEER. 2000. ISBN 0-9539772-0-X. OCLC 46837711.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  38. ^ A split second of paradise : live art, installation and performance. Childs, Nicky, Walwin, Jeni. London: Rivers Oram Press. 1998. ISBN 1-85489-098-0. OCLC 39381575.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  39. ^ Craddock, Sacha (22 January 2023). "Milly Thompson obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  40. ^ Dávila, Jose (2 April 2024). Not all those who wander are lost. Travesía Cuatro. [Madrid]. ISBN 978-84-946663-5-3. OCLC 1135876231.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  41. ^ Boulos, Mark (2 April 2024). Mark Boulos. Schum, Matthew, Boulos, Mark, 1975- (English ed.). Berlin. ISBN 978-3-7757-4269-6. OCLC 965130256.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  42. ^ Afniyah shāghilah : musābaqat al-fannān al-shāb lil-ʻām 2004 : Jāʼizat Ḥasan al-Ḥūrānī. Muʼassasat ʻAbd al-Muḥsin al-Qaṭṭān., مؤسسة عبد المحسن القطان. (al-Ṭabʻah 1 ed.). Rām Allāh: Muʼassasat ʻAbd al-Muḥsin al-Qaṭṭān. 2006. ISBN 9950-313-21-X. OCLC 123964025.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  43. ^ Sculpture in 20th century Britain. Henry Moore Institute (Leeds, England). Leeds, England: Henry Moore Institute. 2003. ISBN 1-900081-98-9. OCLC 54684971.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  44. ^ Recognition. Barriball, Anna, 1972-, Musgrave, David, 1973–, Ashton, Edwina, 1965–, Mackintosh, David, 1966–, Roberts, Catsou., Morrisey, Simon. Bristol: Arnolfini. 2003. ISBN 0-907738-75-3. OCLC 60379286.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  45. ^ Art : what is it good for?. Cummings, Dolan., Institute of Ideas. London: Hodder & Stoughton. 2002. ISBN 0-340-84837-5. OCLC 49205378.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  46. ^ Lux Europae : outdoor light installations by 35 European artists across the city of Edinburgh. Lux Europae Trust. Edinburgh: Lux Europae Trust. 1993. ISBN 0-9521058-0-2. OCLC 28182977.((cite book)): CS1 maint: others (link)
  47. ^ Sacha Craddock (6 September 2019). "New Order: Art, Product, Image, 1976–95". Burlington Contemporary.
  48. ^ "Sacha Craddock on Alberto Savinio". Charles Asprey - Tyers Street. Picpus Press.
  49. ^ "Interiors: The Bloomsbury set". The Independent. 4 July 1999. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

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