Cornelia Parker

Cornelia Parker is an internationally-acclaimed sculptor and installation artist best known for transforming everyday objects into extraordinary works of art. She was born in 1956, in Cheshire. In this episode she reveals her inspirations, from gravity and ghosts to memory and the unconscious and discusses some of her best-loved works. Get inside the minds of the world’s most influential and provocative artists with this unique series. Meet the trailblazers who are reinventing art as we know it, from internationally renowned artist and activist Ai Wei Wei, to Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry, performance artist Marina Abramović, Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing, and one of the most celebrated artists of his generation, KAWS. Brilliant Ideas takes you inside the studios of these acclaimed visionaries, and features fascinating insight from art world experts, and those closest to the artists.