Michael Craig-Martin (b. 1941) is an Irish-born contemporary conceptual artist and painter. He also is a famous tutor, being the Emeritus Professor of Fine Art at Goldsmiths. He had a significant influence on the YBA artists, particularly Damien Hurst.
His work most often entails line drawings of ordinary objects, usually accompanied by a vivid background. Represented by Gagosian, he has been the subject of numerous worldwide exhibitions and retrospectives of his work have taken place at the Whitechapel Gallery, London, United Kingdom and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland. His work is in several notable public collections.
In 2019, Gagosian donated 'Untitled (Baby Bottle)' (2014) to Art of Wishes for auction.
