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Biography

Carey Young (b. 1970, Lusaka, Zambia; lives and works in London) has developed her artistic practice from a cross-fertilization of disciplines including business, law, politics, science and communication. The tools and language of these different fields act as material for her installations, performances, text works and photographs and videos. In the recent, widely exhibited Palais de Justice (2017) the artist surreptitiously filmed female judges working at the main courthouse of Belgium. Young’s work has been shown in one-person exhibitions at La Loge, Brussels (2019); Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne (2019); Dallas Museum of Art (2017); Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich (2013); The Power Plant, Toronto (2009); Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (2009); Eastside Projects, Birmingham (2009); MiMA, Middlesbrough (2010); and John Hansard Gallery, Southampton (2001). Young has participated in numerous biennials, including Moscow (2013, 2007), Taipei (2010), Sharjah (2005), and Venice (2003). Public collections include the Tate Gallery, London; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE; Arts Council Collection, UK; the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, TX; and Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Switzerland.

Selected Works

Selected Works Thumbnails
Appearance, Carey Young, 2023 (still). HD video (from 4K), silent, 49 mins 30 secs.

Appearance, Carey Young, 2023 (still). HD video (from 4K), silent, 49 mins 30 secs.

Carey Young Solitary Confinement Cell, Prison, Basel, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Solitary Confinement Cell, Prison, Basel, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Prison Key Storage, Ghent, Belgium, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Prison Key Storage, Ghent, Belgium, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Cell (for Groups), Police Station, La Rochelle, France. 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Cell (for Groups), Police Station, La Rochelle, France, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Prison Corridor, Lenzburg, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Prison Corridor, Lenzburg, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type colorphotograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Transfer Cell, Prison, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Transfer Cell, Prison, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Intake Room, Police Station, Bruges, Belgium, 2023 digital C-type photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Intake Room, Police Station, Bruges, Belgium, 2023
digital C-type photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Prison Guard’s Bed, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Prison Guard’s Bed, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Court Artist (Supreme Court), 2023 digital C-type color photograph image: 10 5/8 x 16 in. (27 x 40.5 cm) ​​​​​​​frame: 14 3/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (36.5 x 50 x 3.8 cm)

Carey Young
Court Artist (Supreme Court), 2023
digital C-type color photograph
image: 10 5/8 x 16 in. (27 x 40.5 cm)
frame: 14 3/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (36.5 x 50 x 3.8 cm)

Carey Young World Court, 2023 digital C-type color photograph image: 21 1/4 x 31 7/8 in. (54 x 81 cm) frame: 27 1/2 x 38 1/8 in. (70 x 97 cm)

Carey Young
World Court, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
image: 21 1/4 x 31 7/8 in. (54 x 81 cm)
frame: 27 1/2 x 38 1/8 in. (70 x 97 cm)

Carey Young The Vision Machine, 2020 Single-channel HD (from 4K) 16:9 format, color, sound duration: 13:27 Edition of 5, 2 APs

Carey Young
The Vision Machine, 2020
Single-channel HD (from 4K) 16:9 format, color, sound
duration: 13:27
Edition of 5, 2 APs

Palais de Justice, 2017, single-channel video, color, 5.1 surround sound, running time: 17:53 (approx.), Edition of 5, 2 APs. Installation view, Carey Young: Palais de Justice, Paula Cooper Gallery, September 7 – October 14, 2017

Carey Young
Palais de Justice, 2017
single-channel video, color
5.1 surround sound
running time (approx.): 17:53 
Edition of 5, 2 APs

Carey Young Before the Law, 2017 digital c-type photograph paper: 42 x 58 1/2 in. (106.7 x 148.6 cm) image: 33 1/4 x 50 in. (84.5 x 127 cm) frame: 43 1/2 x 60 x 2 in. (110.5 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm)

Carey Young
Before the Law, 2017
digital c-type photograph
paper: 42 x 58 1/2 in. (106.7 x 148.6 cm)
image: 33 1/4 x 50 in. (84.5 x 127 cm)
frame: 43 1/2 x 60 x 2 in. (110.5 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm)

Installation view, Carey Young: Palais de Justice, Paula Cooper Gallery, September 7 – October 14, 2017

Installation view, Carey Young: Palais de Justice, Paula Cooper Gallery, September 7 – October 14, 2017.

Carey Young Declared Void II, 2013 vinyl drawing, text dimensions variable Edition of 3, 2 APs

Carey Young
Declared Void II, 2013
vinyl drawing, text
dimensions variable
Edition of 3, 2 APs

Carey Young Obsidian Contract, 2010 vinyl text and black mirror mirror: 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (69.9 x 54.6 cm) text: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm) distance from text to wall: 3 in. (7.5 cm) Edition of 3, 1 AP

Carey Young
Obsidian Contract, 2010
vinyl text and black mirror
mirror: 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (69.9 x 54.6 cm) text: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm) distance from text to wall: 3 in. (7.5 cm)
Edition of 3, 1 AP

Body Techniques (after Parallel Stress, Dennis Oppenheim, 1970), 2007 Digital C-Type Print 48 x 55 7/8 in. (121.9 x 141.9 cm)

Carey Young
Body Techniques (after Parallel Stress, Dennis Oppenheim, 1970), 2007
Digital C-Type Print
48 x 55 7/8 in. (121.9 x 141.9 cm)

Carey Young Everything You've Heard is Wrong, 1999 Single channel video (DVD) color, sound, 6 minutes, 35 seconds Edition of 5

Carey Young
Everything You've Heard is Wrong, 1999
Single channel video (DVD)
color, sound, 6 minutes, 35 seconds
Edition of 5

Appearance, Carey Young, 2023 (still). HD video (from 4K), silent, 49 mins 30 secs.

Appearance, Carey Young, 2023 (still). HD video (from 4K), silent, 49 mins 30 secs.

Carey Young Solitary Confinement Cell, Prison, Basel, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Solitary Confinement Cell, Prison, Basel, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Prison Key Storage, Ghent, Belgium, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Prison Key Storage, Ghent, Belgium, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Cell (for Groups), Police Station, La Rochelle, France. 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Cell (for Groups), Police Station, La Rochelle, France, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Prison Corridor, Lenzburg, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Prison Corridor, Lenzburg, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type colorphotograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Transfer Cell, Prison, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Transfer Cell, Prison, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Intake Room, Police Station, Bruges, Belgium, 2023 digital C-type photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Intake Room, Police Station, Bruges, Belgium, 2023
digital C-type photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Prison Guard’s Bed, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023 digital C-type color photograph frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young
Prison Guard’s Bed, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
frame: 36 5/8 x 50 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (93 x 128.9 x 4.4 cm)

Carey Young Court Artist (Supreme Court), 2023 digital C-type color photograph image: 10 5/8 x 16 in. (27 x 40.5 cm) ​​​​​​​frame: 14 3/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (36.5 x 50 x 3.8 cm)

Carey Young
Court Artist (Supreme Court), 2023
digital C-type color photograph
image: 10 5/8 x 16 in. (27 x 40.5 cm)
frame: 14 3/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (36.5 x 50 x 3.8 cm)

Carey Young World Court, 2023 digital C-type color photograph image: 21 1/4 x 31 7/8 in. (54 x 81 cm) frame: 27 1/2 x 38 1/8 in. (70 x 97 cm)

Carey Young
World Court, 2023
digital C-type color photograph
image: 21 1/4 x 31 7/8 in. (54 x 81 cm)
frame: 27 1/2 x 38 1/8 in. (70 x 97 cm)

Carey Young The Vision Machine, 2020 Single-channel HD (from 4K) 16:9 format, color, sound duration: 13:27 Edition of 5, 2 APs

Carey Young
The Vision Machine, 2020
Single-channel HD (from 4K) 16:9 format, color, sound
duration: 13:27
Edition of 5, 2 APs

Palais de Justice, 2017, single-channel video, color, 5.1 surround sound, running time: 17:53 (approx.), Edition of 5, 2 APs. Installation view, Carey Young: Palais de Justice, Paula Cooper Gallery, September 7 – October 14, 2017

Carey Young
Palais de Justice, 2017
single-channel video, color
5.1 surround sound
running time (approx.): 17:53 
Edition of 5, 2 APs

Carey Young Before the Law, 2017 digital c-type photograph paper: 42 x 58 1/2 in. (106.7 x 148.6 cm) image: 33 1/4 x 50 in. (84.5 x 127 cm) frame: 43 1/2 x 60 x 2 in. (110.5 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm)

Carey Young
Before the Law, 2017
digital c-type photograph
paper: 42 x 58 1/2 in. (106.7 x 148.6 cm)
image: 33 1/4 x 50 in. (84.5 x 127 cm)
frame: 43 1/2 x 60 x 2 in. (110.5 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm)

Installation view, Carey Young: Palais de Justice, Paula Cooper Gallery, September 7 – October 14, 2017

Installation view, Carey Young: Palais de Justice, Paula Cooper Gallery, September 7 – October 14, 2017.

Carey Young Declared Void II, 2013 vinyl drawing, text dimensions variable Edition of 3, 2 APs

Carey Young
Declared Void II, 2013
vinyl drawing, text
dimensions variable
Edition of 3, 2 APs

Carey Young Obsidian Contract, 2010 vinyl text and black mirror mirror: 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (69.9 x 54.6 cm) text: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm) distance from text to wall: 3 in. (7.5 cm) Edition of 3, 1 AP

Carey Young
Obsidian Contract, 2010
vinyl text and black mirror
mirror: 27 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (69.9 x 54.6 cm) text: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (24.8 x 19.1 cm) distance from text to wall: 3 in. (7.5 cm)
Edition of 3, 1 AP

Body Techniques (after Parallel Stress, Dennis Oppenheim, 1970), 2007 Digital C-Type Print 48 x 55 7/8 in. (121.9 x 141.9 cm)

Carey Young
Body Techniques (after Parallel Stress, Dennis Oppenheim, 1970), 2007
Digital C-Type Print
48 x 55 7/8 in. (121.9 x 141.9 cm)

Carey Young Everything You've Heard is Wrong, 1999 Single channel video (DVD) color, sound, 6 minutes, 35 seconds Edition of 5

Carey Young
Everything You've Heard is Wrong, 1999
Single channel video (DVD)
color, sound, 6 minutes, 35 seconds
Edition of 5