Known for his casts of the iconic Coca Cola bottles during the 1960's, Barker recently turned his attention to the endearing subject of a Blue Tit (F: mésange bleue; NL: blauw meesje) pecking at the silver foil to drink the cream from a milk bottle. The ordinary daily scene of a milk bottle delivered on the doorstep at dawn, at a time when birds are awake whilst humans are still in slumber, is used by Barker to express his nostalgia for the 1960's when he was at the heart of the Pop Art movement. Indeed, Blue Tits pecking at the silver foil tops of milk bottles to reach the milk underneath has become part of British folklore but is a sight that is rarely seen nowadays.

The celebrated handsome young Barker whose gleaming 1960's objects seduced legendary art dealers, collectors and pop stars alike, is turning eighty this year and still continues to intrigue with fascinating objects, which art-historically position him as the heir to Marcel Duchamp and the forerunner of Jeff Koons.

Museums holding Barker's work include: National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; British Museum, London; Tate, London; National Portrait Gallery, London; Museum für moderne Kunst, Frankfurt; Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim; Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon; The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art.