Martin Creed

Martin Creed enriches contemporary art with his far-reaching humor. Explorations of rhythm, order, scale, everyday things and simple ideas are just as much a part of his art as neon signs, films and performances. Creed is at home in all media. Unforgettable, for example, is his action Work No. 1197.
All The bells, in which everyone in the United Kingdom was invited to ring a bell for a whole three minutes to mark the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games, thus invoking the community spirit of the Games. Or Work No. 850 of 2008, in which runners sprint in turn every thirty seconds as fast as they can through the gallery of Tate Britain and, in so doing, turn the museum’s atmosphere of peace and quiet into one of haste and stress. Markedly minimalist, Creed’s works reach beyond what is actually visible and trigger reflections and associations in the viewer’s mind.