THIS IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT GAVIN TURK by Gavin Turk Fitzroviachapel I am the garden

I am the garden

whilst travelling there to document the harsh realities of existence

he photographed what he was allowed to see

since you will not have the resources to avoid the interminable train ride to the East when you are caught

The ‘Harlot’ is a young woman called Moll

THIS IS NOT A BOOK ABOUT GAVIN TURK by Gavin Turk Fitzroviachapel I am the gardenFor those who might occasionally feel lost in the labyrinth of the contemporary art world, this playful tome offers bite sized, digestible texts as a way in to many of its themes and concerns, as seen through the work of one of the UKs best known artists. Gavin Turk one of the group of artists known in the British media as YBAs might seem a familiar figure to us, but how many of us really know or understand what we are looking at when we see a piece