Tim Noble and Sue Webster  (British) 

Timothy Noble (British, b.1966) and Susan Webster (British, b.1967) are the collaborative duo referred to as Tim Noble and Sue Webster. They are associated with the post-YBA generation of artists. Noble and Webster are contemporary artists who work with odds and ends and rubbish to create sculpture installations. Their work can be divided into two categories: light and shadow.

Noble attended Cheltenham Art College, while Webster was a student at Leicester Polytechnic; both studied Fine Art foundation. They met as students at Nottingham Trent University and became friends because of their shared interest in music. They graduated from Trent University in 1989 and moved to Bradford, West Yorkshire. From 1990 to 1992, they were residents at Dean Clough sculpture studios. The time they spent with the studio helped shaped their early work. When Noble started his MA in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art, the pair moved to London, which launched their entrance into the London art scene.

In 1996, Noble and Webster held their first exhibition, called British Rubbish, at the Independent Art Space. The success of the exhibit led to invitations to participate in other exhibits, such as Fool's Rain at the ICA, which was the debut of their first light sculpture, Excessive Sensual Indulgence. In 1997, Noble and Webster unveiled their first shadow sculpture, Miss Understood & Mr Meanor, which is made entirely out of household garbage. It was the featured exhibit in their solo exhibition held at Rivington Street studio in London. Their most well-known shadow sculpture is the follow-up to Miss Understood and Mr Meanor, entitled Dirty White Trash (with Gulls). Created with six months' worth of garbage, when light is shined upon the garbage heap, the shadows of Noble and Webster can be seen sitting back-to-back. Noble is smoking a cigarette, while Webster is sipping a glass of wine.

Their work has been included in exhibits worldwide, including Apocalypse - Beauty and Horror in Contemporary Art at the Royal Academy London, Statuephilia - Contemporary Sculptors' at the British Museum in London, and in other galleries in Berlin, Seoul, New York, Athens, Boston , and Moscow. Their artwork is also included in private collections at institutions such as the Arken Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, the National Portrait Gallery in London, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.