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Guy Reid is a British artist who was born in Johannesburg in 1963 and grew up in London and Shropshire. After having completed his BA in Politics and History at North London Polytechnic in 1984, Reid began training as a classical carver and restorer, going on to work for the world-renowned Spink Workshop where he completed work for institutions as varied as the Metropolitan Museum New York, the Getty Museum California, Harewood House and the Sir John Soane Museum London. Click Here to read more on Guy Reid and his sculptures.

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In May 2007 in an act of 20th Century iconoclasm, Reid's naked sculpture of Christ in Majesty was removed without permission from the Anglican Church of Saint George,Paris.
Protesters within the congregation felt that the work was offensive and hurtful because of its nudity and position over a font.
Reid defends the sculpture by explaining that the 'nakedness and unavoidably 'real' nature of the work points to the full humanity of Christ', adding that, 'it is our over-familiar understanding of the crucified Christ in art which is truly being offended here and for that I beg no pardon'.
A resolution to the issue is currently being considered via a thorough legal and consultative process which should see the sculpture reinstated in 2008.

A life sized relief carving of the Christ (see Relief page of the web site) is currently being considered for installation by an Abbey in England.

For a more detailed statement please email the artist using the contact page.The sculpture can be viewed below.

Following the recent success of his 2006 Paris shows with Jane Robert's Fine Arts, Reid exhibited again with the gallery throughout summer 2007. Amongst other works shown were his recent portraits of Andrew by the pool and 6 relief studies of the same subject which can be viewed on the website.
Works are held permanently by the gallery and can be viewed by appointment;
Jane Robert's Fine Arts
65 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré Paris 75008.
Tel. 0142 680532.Jane Roberts Fine Arts

Reid has recently been working on a series of larger then life relief studies of Andrew and updates regularly images of works in progress, including his current series of busts.
The reliefs, which will be shown this summer at StART SPACE LONDON, 150 Columbia Road E2 along with his recent bust of Andrew (see below), are in part preparatory works for a residency Reid will undertake in India over winter 2008-9. The residency is sponsored by Sidharta Tagore and will include an exhibition in Delhi. Start Space



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Forthcoming Events
Guy Reid Exhibition
Jane Robert's Fine Arts
65 rue du faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris
Works viewed by Appointment.
Tel:01 42 68 05 32
Jane Roberts Fine Arts

Exhibition London
From 5th May 2008
ANDREW,Studies in Limewood.
StART SPACE
150 Columbia Road
London E2
Tel. 0207 729 0522
StArt Space

Artist In Residency India Winter 2008-9

Exhibition Spring 2009:
Le Carmel
Tarbes
France

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