Leckey

But when he sits down at the desk we notice that his office chair has been augmented with a large mechanical cat’s tail that twitches and moves with electronic motors (the tail itself is a recurring theme in Leckey’s recent work).

Leckey-likey « Squares of Wheat 2009

But when he sits down at the desk we notice that his office chair has been augmented with a large mechanical cat’s tail that twitches and moves with electronic motors (the tail itself is a recurring theme in Leckey’s recent work).

February « 2009 « Squares of Wheat 2009

While the Poet Laureate and the most recent winner of the Turner Prize seems to attract an equal measure of controversy and derision, Andrew Motion scarcely feels like a fair match for Mark Leckey.

Something concrete « Squares of Wheat 2009

Leckey writes that, "Gratitude leads to many other 'virtues' like laughter and fun, compassion and mercy."

Janice Van Dyck: Gratitude Is Thanks on Steroids Janice Van Dyck 2011

As Leckey finishes, from behind the curtain you can hear that he still has his head-mic on: ‘Jesus,’ he almost-whispers, ‘that was terrible.’

February « 2009 « Squares of Wheat 2009

The language that Leckey uses throughout sounds at first to be the usual art-academy jargon-ridden nonsense.

Leckey-likey « Squares of Wheat 2009

Leckey writes that, "Gratitude leads to many other 'virtues' like laughter and fun, compassion and mercy."

Janice Van Dyck: Gratitude Is Thanks on Steroids Janice Van Dyck 2011

For a couple of weeks after he won the Turner, I thought I saw Leckey everywhere: at work, on Oxford Street; now I wonder if it was merely his army of clones …

Leckey-likey « Squares of Wheat 2009

London Art "Mark Leckey: See, We Assemble" presents a new installation by the British artist, incorporating performance, sound, sculpture and film and performance.

What's On Around Europe 2011

As Leckey finishes, from behind the curtain you can hear that he still has his head-mic on: ‘Jesus,’ he almost-whispers, ‘that was terrible.’

Leckey-likey « Squares of Wheat 2009