1. Eva Rothschild

2. Personal Life
Eva Rothschild was born in 1972 in Dublin, Ireland, to an ‘ordinary middle-class family’.
Her Uncle was also an artist although art was not seen as ‘an ideal’ in the family.
She came to the UK via Glasgow where she lived before moving to London.
She lives in London with her three sons.

3. Dublin

4. Professional Life
She studied Fine Art at the University of Ulster, Belfast between 1990 and Then she continued her education, completing a Masters in Fine Art at Goldsmith’s College, London.
Her work is inspired by 1960s and 1970s art movements, such as Minimalism, but she contrasts this with an interest in elements of magic and spiritualism. As she describes ‘ideas of faith, death, magic, things that are all very messy…’
She is very materials focused, using materials including, Plexiglas, leather and paper.
As well as sculpture she also makes wall-based works and videos.
She has representation in both London (by Steve Shave/Modern Art) and in New York (by 303 Gallery)

5. This sculpture explores the relationship between the abstract and figurative. Made of welded steel rods and black and red leather strips, the leather strips are wrapped tightly around the upper part of the sculpture and left loose over the lower third. This merging of industrial and craft processes is typical of her work.
The sculpture appears to be ‘magically floating’ according to Eva. (Eva Rothschild in Conversation, Tate Britain, London, 6 October 2009).
Like many of her pieces ‘Knock Knock’ appears to defy gravity. The overall effect is one of delicacy, this has connotations of instability and mutability, which are often seen in Eva’s work.
Knock Knock 2005

6. This sculpture draws the viewer in, causing them to question the relationship between volume and mass, skin and structure, surface and edge. Like many of her works this piece, addresses her fascination with the spiritual and ritualistic elements of sculptures.
The flat Perspex triangles have circular shapes cut into them and are connected together with other linear element.
Legend 2009

8. Tumbling Dice 2014
"The ideal way to look at art is to be permanently confused.”~ Eva Rothschild

9. ‘For me, making work is about creating something experiential – visual, physical, spatial – but also something that refuses legibility, or an immediate summing-up. It just is itself. I guess I have a phenomenological take on it.’~ Eva Rothschild
(Quoted in Slyce, p.83.)

10. Children’s Commission 2012: Eva Rothschild Boys and Sculpture
Every summer, the Whitechapel Gallery commissions an artists to make work that engages with children.
Eva Rothschild decided to make a film showing how a group of boys (aged 6 – 12) interact with artwork in a gallery.
They first explore the space, then begin to touch, then eventually dismantle the sculptures in a destructive, yet playful way.
Through the film she addresses the ways in which boys engage with materials and making objects, but also highlights the ways in which the fields of sculpture and contemporary art are dominated by men.

12. Solo Exhibitions ( )
2016
Hot Touch, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Alternative to Power, New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, UK
The Heart of the Thousand Petalled Lotus, 303 Gallery, New York, NY, USA
The Gated Community, Sonnaveld House, Rotterdam
Hot Touch, The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield
Empire, Public Art Fund, New York, NY, USA
2015
2009
Middle Temple, Kaufmann Repetto, Milan, Italy
Cold Corners, Tate Britain Annual Duveens’ Commission, Tate Britain, London
2014
Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, Dublin, Ireland
Francesca Kaufmann, Milan, Italy
Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland
What the Eye Wants, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
La Conservera: Centro de Arte Contemporaneo, Murcia, Spain
This and This and This, Art Parcours, Art 45 Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2008
2013
Tate Britain, London
Narcissus, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, Switzerland
2007
New Sculpture, New Art Centre, Wiltshire
South London Gallery, London
303 Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2012
Douglas Hyde, Dublin, Ireland
2006
Sightings The Nasher Sculpture Centre, Dallas, TX, USA
Childrens Art Commission: Eva Rothschild: Boys and Sculpture, The Whitechapel Gallery, London
The Modern Institute, Glasgow
2011

13. Solo Exhibitions (2005-1995) 2005 Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London 2000
Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Eva Rothschild, Camden Arts Centre, London
2004
1999
Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Eva Rothschild, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland
Artspace, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2003
1998
Heavy Cloud, The Modern Institute, Glasgow, Scotland
Eva Rothschild, Titanik Galerie, Turku, Finland
Sit-In, Galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan, Italy
1996
Great Wall / Black Hole, Iain Irving Projects, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
2002
Eva Rothschild, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Project Art Centre, Dublin, Ireland
2001
1995
Peacegarden, The Showroom, London
Eva Rothschild, Bercsenyi Galleria, Budapest, Hungary
Peacegarden, Cornerhouse, Manchester
Eva Rothschild, Francesca Kauffman Gallery, Milan, Italy
Els Hannape Underground, Athens, Greece

14. Narcissus (Installation View)
Link to CV:

15. Bibliography
Sanger, Alice. "Eva Rothschild Knock Knock 2005." Tate. October Accessed October 11,
Stein, C. "Zurich – Eva Rothschild: “Narcissus” at Galerie Eva Presenhuber Through October 26th, 2013." AO Art Observed RSS. October 05, Accessed October 12,
Wright, Karen. "In The Studio: Eva Rothschild, Sculptor." Independent. July 12, Accessed October 11,
"Eva Rothschild." Wikipedia. Accessed October 11,
"Children's Commission 2012: Eva Rothschild - Whitechapel Gallery." Whitechapel Gallery. Accessed October 12,