Martin Creed is a British artist, composer and performer. His artistic practice is characterised by the use of everyday objects and the exploration of interactions between people and spaces. Creed works with a variety of media, including sculpture, installation, music and performance, while maintaining a playful and conceptual approach.
In 2000 he was invited to participate in the fifth edition of Arte all'Arte curated by Roberto Pinto and Gilda Williams, with a sound installation coordinating a 'duet' between the bells of the Duomo and those of the basilica of Sant'Agostino in San Gimignano.
Martin Creed was born on 21 October 1968 in Wakefield, England. He currently lives and works in London. Films, installations, paintings, theatre and live-action sculptures are all characteristic elements of his work. Since 1987 he has numbered each of his works and most of his titles are descriptive: for example, work no. 79: Blue-tack kneaded, rolled into a ball and pressed against a wall (1993). In 2001, Creed won the Turner Prize with his work 'Work No. 227: The lights going on and off', a minimalist installation that consisted of lights alternately going on and off in an empty room. In addition to the visual arts, Creed is also a musician and has released several albums. He continues to exhibit internationally, exploring the intersections of art, music and performance.