WORK OF THE WEEK: Allen Jones ‘High Wire’, 2006

Allen Jones
High Wire, 2006
Aluminium, painted
264 x 152 cm
8ft 8 in. x 5ft

Allen Jones (b.1937) is internationally recognised as a pioneer of the Pop Art movement during the 1960s. Jones' sculpture has evolved to portray expressive and stylised compositions involving figures in movement and performance.

Allen Jones (b. 1937) studied at Hornsey College of Art and at the Royal College of Art where he worked alongside David Hockney, Peter Phillips and R.B. Kitaj. He has taught at art institutions around the world, including the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg, the University of California, the Berlin University of the Arts and the Banff Center School of Fine Arts in Canada. He has exhibited internationally, including a major retrospective at the Royal Academy in 2014. Allen Jones was awarded the Prix des Jeunes Artistes at the 1963 Paris Biennale and is a Senior Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts. Jones' works are held in a number of major public collections including the Tate, the Museum Ludwig, the Warwick Arts Centre and the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington.

Allen Jones' solo exhibition 'From the Gods' will open on 26 April 2024 at Almine Rech Gallery in Paris.

Allen Jones has also illustrated a new limited edition of Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' which will be released later this year.