Long Richard

A pioneer of Conceptual art in Britain, Richard Long is known for sculptures and installations that incorporate the act of walking; his physical journeys lead to artmaking and, finally, to the gallery space. To make his iconic piece A Line Made by Walking (1967), Long photographed a path he made in the grass. The artist has also made sculptures from materials he finds on walks through nature. In other works, he uses his hands to apply mud directly to gallery walls. The durational and material aspects of Long’s work helped pioneer new approaches to sculpture in the 20th century. Long was awarded the Turner Prize in 1989 and has exhibited in cities around the world. His pieces have sold for six figures at auction and belong in the collections of the Tate, the Museum of Modern Art, the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, and the National Gallery of Canada.