Anthony Caro RA

Born: 1924, Surrey, England
Elected RA: 9 March 2004
Category of Membership: Sculptor

Anthony Caro studied at Regent Street Polytechnic and then at the Royal Academy Schools from 1947 to 1952. From 1951 to 1953 he worked as a part-time assistant to Henry Moore, and from 1953 to 1979 he taught part time at St Martin’s School of Art, London.

Sir Anthony Caro OBE RA, Polyphemus In 1956 he had his first solo exhibition in Milan, followed in 1957 by a solo exhibition in London. In 1958 he visited America where he met artists such as Kenneth Noland, Jules Oliski, Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell and David Smith, all of whom had an influence on his work. In 1963 he had a solo exhibition of abstract steel sculptures at Whitechapel Gallery in London, and, in 1964, his first solo exhibition in New York. He has continued to show work extensively in America and Europe since then, enjoying a retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1975). In 1984 he had a solo exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery, London which travelled to Copenhagen, Düsseldorf and Barcelona. There was a retrospective of his work in Rome in 1992. Another retrospective exhibition was held at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo in 1994. 'Caro – Sculpture From Painting' was shown at the National Gallery, London in 1998, making Caro the first contemporary sculptor to exhibit there. In 1999 his 'Last Judgement' was shown at the Venice Biennale and there were further retrospectives in 'La Pedrera', Barcelona in 2002, Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall in 2004 and at Tate Britain 2005, touring to IVAM, Valencia. He was awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 1987 and an OM in 2000. He has been awarded numerous Honorary Degrees and Doctorates, Awards and Prizes.

VIDEO: Anthony Caro discusses his exhibition at Chatsworth (28 March - 1 July 2012)

The 2008 Summer Exhibition featured a sculptural installation by Caro in the Royal Academy's Annenberg Courtyard. This video clip shows the installation process and an interview with Caro:

Recent solo exhibitions
2013 Museu Correr, Venice
2012-2013 Kunsthalle Würth, Künzelsau, Germany
Lisson Gallery, London
2012 Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Cass Sculpture Foundation at Exhibition Road, London
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
New Art Centre, Salisbury
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco
Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
Galeria Altair, Mallorca
Galería Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid
2011 Hillsboro Fine Art, Dublin
New Art Centre, near Salisbury
2010 Annely Juda Fine Arts, London
2008 Lieu d'Art et d'Action Contemporaine, Dunkirk
Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentell, Calais
Musée du Dessin et de l'Estampe Originale, Gravelines
2007 Annely Juda Gallery, London
New Art Centre, Roche Court, Wiltshire
2005 IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez, Valencia
Tate Britain
2004 Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood
Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall
Seoul Museum of Art
Kenwood House, London
2003 Frederik Meijer Sculpture Park, Michigan
Meadows Museum of Art, Dallas
2002 Centre Cultural Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona
Chateau Musee de Dieppe
2001 Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall
2000 Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao

Public collections
Represented in more than 175 public collections all over the world.

Publications
Anthony Caro: A Life in Sculpture, Julius Bryant, Merrell Publishers, 2004
Anthony Caro, Paul Moorehouse et al, Tate Publishing, 2005
Anthony Caro: The Barbarians, Dave Hickey, Mitchell Hines Nash, 2003
Anthony Caro: Quest for the New Sculpture, Ian Barker, Lund Humphries, 2004
Anthony Caro: Sculpture Towards Architecture, Paul Moorehouse, Tate Publishing, 1991

Contact details for further information
Email membershipoffice@royalacademy.org.uk

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