Jeremy Deller
dal 21/9/2006 al 27/10/2006
Segnalato da
21/9/2006
Jeremy Deller
The Modern Institute, Glasgow
"Edited Rushes 1998-2001 With Extras" is based around footage filmed by Deller between 1998 and 2001. During these years he filmed nearly 100 hrs of random footage mainly on the streets of London. He has given these rushes to Film editor Nick Fenton with no instructions for him to construct a film as he sees fit from the material.
A new film work. Edited Rushes 1998-2001 With Extras
Collaboration and participation are central to Deller’s work. He acts as curator,
producer or director of a broad range of projects, including orchestrated events,
films and publications, which draw attention to forms of culture on the fringes of
the mainstream or reveal hidden histories.
Edited Rushes 1998-2001 With Extras is based around footage filmed by Deller
between 1998 and 2001. During these years he filmed nearly 100 hrs of random
footage mainly on the streets of London. He has given these rushes to Film editor
Nick Fenton with no instructions for him to construct a film as he sees fit from
the material. Fenton received a BAFTA in 2005 for best editing for his work on the
documentary The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off.
Born and currently living and working in London, Deller studied art history at the
Courtauld Institute of Art. In 2006 he won the Turner Prize showing works
including Memory Bucket, a mixed-media installation at ArtPace, San Antonio
documenting his travels through the state of Texas. Interested in exploring the
cultural landscape of specific places, Deller focused on two politically charged
locations: the site of the Branch Davidian siege in Waco and President Bush’s home
town of Crawford. Archive news footage is collaged with interviews, juxtaposing
official reports with personal narratives.
Another of his works, The Battle of Orgreave, ‘a piece of living history’,
commissioned by Art Angel in 2001, brought together veteran miners and members of
historical re-enactment societies to restaged the controversial clash between
miners and the police during 1984-5. The collaboration resulted in a film, book
and audio recording, which all function to resurrect the raw emotions from the
period and provide a fresh account of events previously distorted by the media.
Folk Archive (Jeremy Deller / Alan Kane) (2000) offers a visual account of
contemporary folk art and creativity in the UK. Celebrating folk art's dynamic and
influential role in British society, the exhibition featured a range of work, from
needlework to a mechanical elephant, as well as documentation of events, drawings
and paintings, many with a narrative or commemorative element. Surprising and
revealing, Folk Archive presents an alternative view of our culture.
Preview: Friday 22 September, 7pm until 9pm
The Modern Institute - Floor 1 Suite 6
73 Robertson Street - Glasgow
Hours: Monday - Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm, Sat 12noon - 5.00pm
Free admission