In this book, howgate examines the work of both artists, investigating how their cultural, historical, political, and personal contexts have affected their interpretations of similar themes. National portrait gallery, london the singular french artist. Bogh, mikkel, fabricius, jacob, torp, marianne, wearing, gillian. The publication examines wearings work and the theme of the family through the lens of art history, and traces the course of a real danish family, a project that boldly questions patterns of thought in society. She was working as an office junior for an insurance broker in birmingham. Gillian wearing signs that say what you want them to say. Bob lentz is an art director, designer, and illustrator of many bestselling books for kids. Mar 27, 2012 gillian wearing, contact sheet from shoot of self portrait as my sister jane wearing, 2003 this is from a test shoot a few days before the actual image sitting. Behind the mask, another mask by sarah howgate with an essay by dawn ades.
Mar 27, 2012 gillian wearing has extracted terrible confessions and sexual secrets from her subjects. One of the earliest works in wearings career, dancing in peckham 1994 shows the artist zealously dancing in the middle of a south london mall amidst. Behind the mask, another mask by sarah howgate duration. This philosophy informs much of wearing s work around the public and the private, and real and performed versions of the self, which can be seen in her repeated use of masks, as well as her later dramaturgic strategies. Gillian wearing cbe, ra born 1963 is an english conceptual artist, one of the young british artists, and winner of the 1997 turner prize. Gillian wearing has long explored ideas around identity and the masks we wear. French artist claude cahun and british contemporary artist gillian wearing. Gillian wearing s self made david deamer frontstage. Sep 02, 2000 call gillian shows people in strange masks neil kinnock, george bush telling their secrets. In a series of selfportraits the artist uses masks to slip into the roles of her siblings, parents and grandparents.
Gillian wearingss photographic work bernhart schwenk now you see me. Gillian wearings me in my mask into our discussion of authenticity comes an artist whose work addresses this head on. The idea of a show at the whitechapel was muted in 2006 with iwona, just after doris krystof from k20 museum in dusseldorf had also invited me to do a survey show. Jan 14, 2015 gillian wearing, me as necklace 2014, metal chain and painted mask click to enlarge wearings interest in collecting the shared stories of strangers is a conceptual thread that she.
The many masks of gillian wearing and claude cahun blog. Behind the mask, another mask 1st edition by sarah howgate, dawn ades isbn. Wearing s childhood was spent in birmingham, where she lived with her parents and two siblings. Wearing also wears masks of her own face, masquerading as herself in her past lives or current ones. Oct 15, 2014 royal academician gillian wearing looks coquettishly out at the viewer through her newest photograph me as an artist in 1984, composed this year. Gillian wearing, whose name i did not know, is the first in newsweeks list the 10 most important artists of today a swift look at photographs of her work online suggest a woman interested in hidden layers of common human expression. Wearings use of masks to recreate her appearance at different stages in her life becomes increasingly complex, from the stiff and robotic selfportrait, 2000, to me as an artist in. Wearing, who won the turner prize in 1997 and was appointed o. He lives in bloomington, minnesota with his brilliant wife and two children, where they go for long walks, sing oldtimey songs, and eat ice cream with too many toppings. Wearing, who has exhibited extensively and is a recipient of britains prestigious turner prize, was no stranger to cahuns work when she made the trip to jersey. And when we are behind closed doors we go into a bit of a slump. Gillian wearing, whose name i did not know, is the first in newsweeks list the 10 most important artists of today a swift look at. Gillian wearing was 16 and just starting out in her first job when she realised shed spent most of her life not speaking.
Her statue of the suffragist millicent fawcett stands in londons parliament square. Wearings use of masks to recreate her appearance at different stages in her life becomes. Both these venues were about to undergo refurbishment which meant that a date couldnt be fixed. The artist wearing mask of self portrait at 17 years old and wig from self portrait as my father brian wearing, 2003 this is me just fooling around on the day wearing my mask at 17 and my fathers. The many masks of gillian wearing and claude cahun by lauren elkin published 16 march 2017. Gillian wearing wearing a mask of gillian wearing britishborn photo, video and performancebased artist gillian wearing is best known for bringing home the 1997 turner prize and her series of direct street portraits, signs that say what you want them to say and not signs that say what someone else wants you to say 19923. Exploring new directions in theatre and the visual arts. There was a little bit of separation between my parents, though they didnt divorce until many years later. Behind the mask, another mask will be on view from march 9 to may 29, 2017.
The artist leads us through the extraordinary creative process of making her family series in 2003 including wrapping her body in a silicone. This beautifully illustrated book draws together for the first time. Focused more on capturing the selfawareness of her subjects than on issues of aesthetics, wearing employs prosthetic masks, voice dubbing, altered photographs, in her portraits of herself, individuals, and groups. Call gillian 1994 is a 30minute long video where wearing recruited strangers through posting an ad in time out magazine and provided a space where participants would confess their terrors and fantasies to the camera, their identity protected by costume masks. Jun 08, 2011 gillian wearings me in my mask into our discussion of authenticity comes an artist whose work addresses this head on. Mar 28, 2012 gillian wearings studio, a former warehouse in east london, is dominated by an enormous bouquet.
Nicholas cullinan is the director of the national portrait gallery in london, where gillian wearing and claude cahun. Self portrait at 17 years old 2003 and self portrait at three years old 2004 reveal a second leaf to theses universal inquiries about identity. This exhibition brings together for the first time the work of french artist claude cahun and british contemporary artist gillian wearing. Although they were born almost a century apart, their work shares similar themesgender, identity, masquerade, and performance. A unique exploration of selfportraits by two artists born nearly a century apart. See more ideas about photography, how to wear and cindy sherman. Gillian wearing and claude cahun princeton university press. Turner prizewinner gillian wearing produces candid videos and photographs revealing the disconnect between our inner lives and public personas, the individual and society, and truth and fiction. But in the case of gillian wearings life, which is the largest exhibition of the artists work by a u. By visiting our website or transacting with us, you agree to this.
Gillian wearings a room with a view at brightons house. This beautifully illustrated book draws together for the first time the work. Apr 12, 2017 this beautifully illustrated book draws together for the first time the work of french artist claude cahun 18941954 and british contemporary artist gillian wearing b. She grew up closer to her mother whom she describes as loving and supportive than her father, writing of their relationship. Inspired by documentaries, reality television, and the artifice of theater, wearing describes her approach as editing life. See more ideas about how to wear, portrait and photography. See more ideas about how to wear, photography and human condition. All around it, stems lie discarded like pickup sticks, while further blooms burst from a plastic. Although they were born almost a century apart, their work shares similar themes. Published by the national portrait gallery, london, this catalogue accompanies the eponymous exhibition held at the npg 17 march29 september 2017.
On 9 march, the national portrait gallery opened behind the mask, another mask a large exhibition of gillian wearings work in relation to the. In 2007 wearing was elected as lifetime member of the royal academy of arts in london. Read more from aperture issue 225, on feminism, or subscribe to aperture and never miss an issue. Gillian wearings oneperson show at the tanya bonakdar gallery in may and. Gillian wearing s me in my mask into our discussion of authenticity comes an artist whose work addresses this head on. Since the beginning of her career, the artist has drawn from techniques of theater, reality television and flyonthewall documentarymaking to construct narratives that explore personal fantasies and confessions, individual traumas, cultural histories. Renegotiating gender, generations apart aperture foundation ny. Apr 25, 2017 this beautifully illustrated book draws together for the first time the work of french artist claude cahun 18941954 and british contemporary artist gillian wearing b. She has entered this work, along with four other pieces, to the vincent award, an international art prize of 50,000 euros awarded biennially to a midcareer artist. If we are as different as we are similar to those families from which we descend, it is certain that we are also different people at different. As a new show at the national portrait gallery places the two artists side by side, lauren elkin explores how gillian wearing ra finds identityblurring inspiration in the interwar writer and photographer claude cahun. Adrian searle gives his verdict on a major new show. About gillian wearing since the beginning of her career, gillian wearing has drawn from techniques of theatre, reality television, and flyonthewall documentarymaking to construct narratives that explore personal fantasies and confessions, individual traumas, cultural histories, and the role of the media. Gillian wearing, whose name i did not know, is the first in newsweeks list the 10 most important artists of today.
This book draws together for the first time the selfportraits of french surrealist artist claude cahun 18941954 and british contemporary artist gillian wearing. Gillian wearing is a contemporary british artist whose conceptually driven photographs and videos investigate power dynamics and voyeurism in everyday life. A wearable book was their first invention together. This beautifully illustrated book draws together for the first time the work of french artist claude cahun 18941954 and british contemporary artist gillian wearing b. Throughout the past two decades, gillian wearings films, photographs and sculptures have investigated public personas and private lives. Gillian wearing remembers her former tutor jon thompson 19362016. To find out more, including which thirdparty cookies we place and how to manage cookies, see our privacy policy.
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