Biography
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024
- Richard Deacon: Cut & Fold ,Galeria Pelaires ,Palma De Mallorca, Spain
- Richard Deacon: Made of This ,Galleri Susanne Ottesen ,Indre by, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Richard Deacon: About Us ,Galerie Thomas Schulte, Charlottenstrasse ,Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- Richard Deacon: New Works ,Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (Marais) ,3e, Paris, France
2022
2021
2019
2017
- Richard Deacon: Weather ,Museum of Modern Art, Wales ,Machynlleth, UK
- Richard Deacon: SOME TIME ,Middelheim Museum ,Antwerp, Belgium
- Richard Deacon: What You See Is What You Get ,San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA) ,San Diego, California, USA
- Richard Deacon: Thirty Pieces ,Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (Marais) ,3e, Paris, France
2016
- Richard Deacon: On The Other Side ,Langen Foundation ,Neuss, Germany
- Richard Deacon: Drawings and Prints 1968 鈥� 2016 ,Museum Folkwang Essen ,Essen, Germany
- Richard Deacon: Siamese Metal #6 ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Richard Deacon: Flat Earth ,Lisson Gallery, Milan ,Milan, Italy
2015
2014
2013
2012
2010
- Richard Deacon: Small New Base ,Galerie ColletPark ,3e, Paris, France
- Richard Deacon: Twist and Shout ,Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (Marais) ,3e, Paris, France
- Richard Deacon: How Much Does Your Mind Weigh? ,Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg (Villa Kast) ,Salzburg, Austria
- Richard Deacon: The Inside ,New Art Centre ,Salisbury, UK
2008
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025
2024
- Skulpturen Erfassen ,Sprengel Museum Hannover ,Hannover, Germany
- Your Patience Is Appreciated ,Marian Goodman Gallery, New York ,New York, USA
- The Extinction Collection with Explorers Against Extinction ,The Fine Art Society, Edinburgh ,Edinburgh, UK
- Cumulus ,Valletta Contemporary ,Valletta, Malta
- Made in Cologne ,Peter Freeman, Inc. ,Soho, New York, USA
- Drawing Biennial 2024 ,Drawing Room London ,London, UK
- Contemporary collecting. David Hockney to Cornelia Parker ,The British Museum ,Bloomsbury, London, UK
- Phantom Sculpture ,Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre ,Coventry, UK
2023
- Winter Exhibition 2023 ,Belgrave St. Ives ,St. Ives, UK
- Sediment Spirit: The Activation of Art in the Anthropocene ,Sainsbury Centre ,Norwich, UK
- Floating Islands ,Istanbul Modern ,Istanbul, Turkey
- After 鈥淭he Wild鈥�: Contemporary Art from The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Collection ,The Jewish Museum New York ,Upper East Side, New York, USA
- Four Winds ,Galerie Thomas Schulte, Charlottenstrasse ,Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- Keramik ,Buchmann Galerie, Berlin ,Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
- David Batchelor & Richard Deacon: Colours In The Air ,Handel Street Projects ,Islington, London, UK
- The Wine Dark Sea ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
2022
- Trilogie de cendres (v.3): "Il n'y a que la Mémoire qui Hurle" ,Frac à Carquefou ,Carquefou, France
- Annual Special Exhibition: Second Movement ,STPI 鈥� Creative Workshop & Gallery ,Singapore, Singapore
- Trilogie de Cendres (v.2): "La Prochaine Fois, le Feu" ,Frac à Carquefou ,Carquefou, France
- Sculpture ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Trilogie de Cendres #1: "Ta Langue une Allumette qui Craque" ,Frac à Carquefou ,Carquefou, France
- Notations In Space ,STPI 鈥� Creative Workshop & Gallery ,Singapore, Singapore
2021
- Charity Licht Ins Dunkel ,Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg (Villa Kast) ,Salzburg, Austria
- Home! Beobachtungen ,Kunsthaus Essen ,Essen, Germany
- Insights: Art from the National Bank Collection ,CCA Andratx ,Andratx, Spain
- Bill Woodrow, Richard Deacon: We Thought About It A Lot, and other shared drawings ,Ikon Gallery ,Birmingham, UK
- English Sculpture in Vermont ,Hall Art Foundation, Kunstmuseum Schloss Derneburg ,Holle, Germany
- 2D/3D 3D/2D ,Galleri Susanne Ottesen ,Indre by, Copenhagen, Denmark
2020
- 45 at 45: L.A. Louver Celebrates 45 Years with 45 Artists ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Eroded Landscape ,Musée d鈥檃rt contemporain de la Haute-Vienne ,Rochechouart, France
- My Generation. The Jablonka Collection ,Albertina Museum ,Vienna, Austria
- Pas De Deux: Part I ,Knust Kunz, Munich (Ludwigstrasse) ,Munich, Germany
- The Land and the Body ,Heather James Fine Art, Montecito ,Santa Barbara, California, USA
2019
- Pushing paper. Contemporary drawing from 1970 to now ,The British Museum ,Bloomsbury, London, UK
- Parallel Lines: Sculpture And Drawing ,Royal British Society of Sculptors ,South Kensington, London, UK
- Pleased to meet you. New Acquisitions in recent years ,Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo ,Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Drawing Biennial 2019 ,Drawing Room London ,London, UK
2018
- Shaping color ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
- In Trust: Caring for Sculpture ,Southampton City Art Gallery ,Southampton, UK
- Sui Jianguo and Richard Deacon ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
- It Comes in Waves ,Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (Pantin) ,Paris, France
- Richard Deacon & Ian McKeever ,Galleri Susanne Ottesen ,Indre by, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Matter in Harmony ,Galerie Thomas Schulte, Charlottenstrasse ,Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- It comes in waves ,Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris (Pantin) ,Paris, France
- Colorful: Wonderful ,Galerie Terminus ,Munich, Germany
- Group Exhibition: New Editions ,Knust Kunz, Munich (Ludwigstrasse) ,Munich, Germany
- Tony Carter: By Bread Only (1978-9) ,Henry Moore Institute Galleries ,Leeds, UK
- ELEMENTAL ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
2017
- Auf Papier. Künstlerschenkungen zum Abschied von Dieter Schwarz ,Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Beim Stadthaus ,Winterthur, Switzerland
- Who decides? ,National Museum Cardiff ,Cardiff, UK
- Lisson Presents鈥� 11 artists through time ,Lisson Gallery, London (Lisson Street) ,Marylebone, London, UK
- Art of the Postcard ,Handel Street Projects ,Islington, London, UK
- On Photography ,Galleri Susanne Ottesen ,Indre by, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Architecture as Metaphor ,Griffin Gallery, London ,London, UK
2016
2015
- With Space in Mind: Sculptors' Prints ,Cristea Roberts Gallery ,St. James's, London, UK
- Qwaypurlake ,Hauser & Wirth, Somerset ,Bruton, UK
- MAKING IT: Sculpture in Britain: 1977-1986 ,Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre ,Coventry, UK
- Collaborations: Richard Deacon, Ryan Gander, Shirazeh Houshiary, Jason Martin & Jorinde Voigt ,STPI 鈥� Creative Workshop & Gallery ,Singapore, Singapore
- From Hockney to Holbein ,Gropius-Bau ,Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
- Bricologie - La Souris Et Le Perroquet ,Villa Arson Nice ,Nice, France
2014
- Peter Marino: One Way ,The Bass, Miami ,Miami Beach, Miami, Florida, USA
- Kiasma Goes Taidehalli ,Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art ,Helsinki, Finland
- The Hidden Picture ,Cobra Museum voor Moderne Kunst ,Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Love Story: Anne and Wolfgang Titze Collection ,Lower Belvedere ,Vienna, Austria
- Group Show ,L.A. Louver Galleries ,Venice, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Somewhat Abstract ,Nottingham Contemporary ,Nottingham, UK
- Paper Pushers: Methods and Materials ,STPI 鈥� Creative Workshop & Gallery ,Singapore, Singapore
- Abstract Drawing ,Drawing Room London ,London, UK
2013
- Nostalgic for the Future ,Lisson Gallery, London (Bell Street) ,Marylebone, London, UK
- Bill Woodrow RA ,Cass Sculpture Foundation ,Chichester, UK
- From Gesture to Language: Trans-Forming Practices of Art Expression ,Rockbund Art Museum ,Huangpu, Shanghai, China
- Drawing Biennial 2013 ,Drawing Room London ,London, UK
- 100 years Gallery Association - Friends of the Kunstmuseum Winterthur ,Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Beim Stadthaus ,Winterthur, Switzerland
- Here, There And Somewhere In Between: The Royal Academy at Hatfield House ,Royal Academy of Arts ,Hatfield, UK
- Thought - Group Show ,Galerie Thomas Schulte, Charlottenstrasse ,Mitte, Berlin, Germany
2011
2010
- Analysis of Flight Data: Art of the 80s - A Dusseldorf Perspective ,K21, Kunstsammlung NRW ,Düsseldorf, Germany
- Collection XXVI: The Artefactum Years ,M HKA, Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp ,Antwerp, Belgium
- Works from the Collection ,Galerie von Bartha Collection ,Basel, Switzerland
- Brave New World: From the Perspective of Mudam Collection ,Mudam Luxembourg ,Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2009
- Lisson Presents 7 ,Lisson Gallery, London (Lisson Street) ,Marylebone, London, UK
- Art Now: Beating The Bounds ,Tate Britain ,Millbank, London, UK
- Upside Down/Inside Out ,Kettle's Yard ,Cambridge, UK
- Upside Down / Inside Out ,Kettle's Yard ,Cambridge, UK
- British Council Collection: The Third Dimension ,Whitechapel Art Gallery ,London, UK
Richard Deacon is a British Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1949. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The British Museum have featured Richard Deacon's work in the past.Richard Deacon's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 16 USD to 146,808 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 146,808 USD for You, sold at Sotheby's London in 2008. Richard Deacon has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in June 2025.