Works on paper form a crucial if little-known component of the artist’s oeuvre, informing her creative process at every level. Her drawings share many of the themes of her sculptural works – absence and presence, solidity and transparency, space and matter – and it is possible to trace the evolution of all Whiteread’s sculptural projects through them. Each of the five drawings selected for acquisition by Tate is representative of an important moment in the artist’s career, relating directly to major projects or sculptural works. The artist is also donating two additional drawings to the collection with this acquisition.

Provenance

The artist via Gagosian and Galleria Lorcan O'Neill.