Jim Lambie is a Scottish artist who has the specificity to cover surfaces with colorful adhesive tapes. The way he arranges these bands create a hypnotic and puzzling visual fields. Moreover, the artist doesn’t hesitate to intervene in very traditional places to produce a surprising contrast.


“Voidoid”, Transmission.

“I Remember (Square Dance)”.

In Sadie Coles Gallery, Television, 2009.

The Artist. Courtesy of The Artist and The Modern Institute : Toby Webster Ltd, Glasgow.

Jim Lambie, Mental Oyster, installation view, Anton Kern Gallery New York, 2004.

Jim Lambie, Mental Oyster, installation view, Anton Kern Gallery New York, 2004.

Jim Lambie, ‘Forever Changes’, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, 2008.

Jim Lambie, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, Digital (New York) 1999 (2014).