Julian Opie (b. 1958, London) is one of Britain’s best known contemporary artists, working in a distinctive formal language that is instantly recognisable to produce pared down representations of figures, portraits and landscapes. Opie has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally, with major museum exhibitions including shows at Kunstverein in Cologne; Hayward Gallery and ICA in London; Lehnbachhaus in Munich; K21 in Dusseldorf; MAK in Vienna; Mito Tower in Japan, as well as the Delhi Triennial, Venice Biennial and Documenta.