Corban Walker
An exhibition of new work by Corban Walker will take place at Solomon from 28 September - 21 October 2013
Corban Walker was born in Dublin, 1967. Educated by the Jesuits at Gonzaga College, Walker studied for a degree in sculpture at NCAD, 1987–92. Since then, he has mounted several solo exhibitions internationally and has realized important public art commissions worldwide. Walker’s work is part of numerous public and private collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin. Walker represented Ireland at the 54th Venice International Art Biennale in 2011 and received the prestigious Pollock Krasner Award in 2015. Walker was also elected to Aosdána in 2011.
Walker is widely recognised for his installations, sculptures, and drawings that relate to perceptions of scale and architectural constructs. His local, cultural, and specific philosophies of scale are fundamental to how he defines and develops his work, creating new means for viewers to interact and navigate their surroundings.
Walker’s latest public sculpture, Bushy, was unveiled this year in Dublin’s Bushy Park as part of the Sculpture Dublin initiative. His forthcoming institutional solo exhibition, As Far As I Can See takes place at the Crawford Gallery, Cork from October 2022 - January 2023.
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Corban Walker38mm Unit 10 x 4 Stack, 2021aluminium tubing38 x 16 x 18cm
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Corban Walker16819., 2020aluminium tubing41 x 41 x 48cm
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Corban WalkerAluminium Box , 2020aluminium tubing30.5 x 38 x 38cm
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Corban Walker5 and 5 Maquetteclear float glass20 x 20 x 20cm
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Corban Walker50° Less Sand/8080 sandblasted glass cubes mounted on laminated painted Birch ply board122 x 122 x 14cm
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Corban WalkerAmbidextrous Drawing 1ink and chalk pastel on paper106.7 x 107.3cm
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Corban WalkerAmbidextrous Drawing 2ink and chalk pastel on paper106.7 x 107.3cm
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Corban WalkerAmbidextrous Drawing 3ink and chalk pastel on paper106.7 x 107.3cm
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Corban WalkerBlown Hollow Stack 9hand blown Borosilicate glass50 x 30 x 60cm
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Corban WalkerGrid Stack 1clear float glass and Diamante glass96.5 x 61 x 45.7cm
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Corban WalkerPlease Adjust Drawing 1600ink and chalk pastel on paper106.7 x 127cm
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Corban WalkerPlease Adjust Drawing 1605ink and chalk pastel on paper106.7 x 127cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (345)unique pigment inkjet print (unframed)111.4 x 111.1cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (345B)unique pigment inkjet print (unframed)111.4 x 111.1cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (4R 4R)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (504)unique pigment inkjet print (unframed)111.4 x 111.1cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (7/251)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (7/26)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (7/61 @ 0.0)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (7/Cyan)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (BAQEL400)unique pigment inkjet print (unframed)111.4 x 111.4cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (Brick Box)aluminium, stainless steel, zinc plate steel50 x 47 x 37cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (Center Glue)3mm clear float glass with UV Adhesive13 x 19 x 19cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (D.H.)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (Daryl)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (DS 400)unique pigment inkjet print (unframed)112.1 x 110.8cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (FE 4000)unique pigment inkjet print (unframed)111.4 x 110.8 cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (line 71)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban WalkerUntitled (Shamee)unique ink jet print (unframed)127 x 106.7cm
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Corban Walker at Crawford Art Gallery
Brian Curtin at Artforum January 9, 2023For the exhibition “As Far as I Can See,” Corban Walker stripped the Crawford Art Gallery’s permanent collection from its main three rooms, whose walls...Read more -
Corban Walker's exhibition at the Crawford: 'I brought them down to my eye level'
Irish Examiner: MARC O’SULLIVAN VALLIG December 5, 2022When hanging his show at the Crawford, artist Corban Walker didn't take a conventional approach. The Dublin-born artist is four feet tall, and decided to...Read more -
Sunday Business Post: FINE ARTS
Philip Carton: Corban Walker November 13, 2022Events calendar Your guide to the best exhibitions currently taking place around the country PHILIP CARTON NOVEMBER 11, 2022 Corban Walker: exhibition by the renowned...Read more -
'Bushy' by Corban Walker
Commissioned by Sculpture Dublin for Dublin City Council, Parks. August 24, 2022“I’M DELIGHTED AND HONOURED TO BE AWARDED THE BUSHY PARK SCULPTURE DUBLIN COMMISSION. FOR A LONG TIME I HAVE WANTED TO CREATE AN ARTWORK IN...Read more
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Artist Biography: Corban Walker
Published by Sculpture Dublin June 1, 2022These biographies are excerpted from Art and Architecture of Ireland Volume III: Sculpture 1600-2000, edited by Andrew Carpenter and Paula Murphy and published by the...Read more -
Conversation Pieces: Corban Walker in conversation with Jessica Smith
https://www.sculpturedublin.ie/conversation-pieces-4-corban-walker-in-conversation-with-jessica-smith/ April 30, 2022For the fourth in the Sculpture Dublin ‘Conversation Pieces’ series, guest curator Pádraic E. Moore chats with Corban Walker and Jessica Smith. In 1976, the...Read more -
IRISH ARTS REVIEW: Corban Walker
Reflections on Space - Interview with Brian McAvera June 1, 2021Reflections on Space Corban Walker tells Brian McAvera of the inherent conundrum in his practice. ‘How do you use a transparent material or a transparent...Read more -
A Different Republic: An exhibition by Corban Walker, Aideen Barry, Amanda Coogan & Suzanne Walsh
Co-curated by Arts & Disability Ireland and Fire Station Artists’ Studios in partnership with the LAB Gallery November 18, 2016INTRODUCTION A Different Republic was an exhibition featuring four new commissions by visual artists Aideen Barry, Amanda Coogan, Corban Walker and Suzanne Walsh. This publication...Read more
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The Visual Artist' News sheet: Critique Supplement
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Sculpting to Scale: Irish-born Corban Walker explores ‘life-size’ art
Newsweek Article By Blake Gobnik December 3, 2012Sculpting to Scale Irish-born Corban Walker explores ‘life-size’ art. By Blake Gopnik Corban Walker has something every artist needs: a critic trap, stretched taut across...Read more -
Venice Biennale 2011: Irish Pavilion Catalogue
Essay by Brian O'Doherty April 1, 2011Corban Walker “Man is the measure of all things”, went the old humanist creed. Then, removed from nature’s pinnacle, man became simply a reed, but,...Read more