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12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back at <a href=\"http:\/\/lalouver.com\/artist.cfm?tArtist_id=229\">Richard Deacon<\/a>\u2019s recent exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art, which came to a close on September 4, 2017.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdmart.org\/exhibition\/richard-deacon\/\">Richard Deacon: What You See Is What You Get<\/a><\/i> is the renowned British artist\u2019s first major museum survey in the United States. Winner of the Turner Prize in 1987 and the subject of a survey at Tate Britain in 2014, Deacon has been exhibited frequently internationally and remains a pioneering figure in the field of contemporary sculpture. A self proclaimed \u201cfabricator\u201d\u2014a maker of things and of meaning, neither carved nor cast\u2014Deacon sidesteps the issue of technique by never focusing on any one material, challenging the viewers\u2019 expectations with unusual combinations. While the titles of his work can appear literal, they often invoke a range of metaphors, as well as mythological and literary allusions. The full range of the artist\u2019s oeuvre includes free-standing sculptures and wall-mounted works, to glazed ceramics and works on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdmart.org\/exhibition\/richard-deacon\/\"><i>Richard Deacon: What You See Is What You<\/i> <i>Get<\/i><\/a> includes roughly 40 works from more than three decades of Deacon\u2019s oeuvre. Along with loans from private collections as well as from institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., this exhibition will debut a new work by Deacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking back at Richard Deacon\u2019s recent exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art, which came to a close on September 4, 2017.&nbsp; Richard Deacon: What You See Is What You Get is the renowned British artist\u2019s first major museum survey in the United States. 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