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Tacita Dean: Selected Writing and Complete Works & Filmography 1992 - 2018; [2 volumes box set]

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2018]Description: 2 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1910350885
  • 9781910350881
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 709.2 DEA 23
LOC classification:
  • N6797.D43 A4 2018
Contents:
[Volume 1]. Selected writings, 1992-2018 -- [volume 2]. Complete works & filmography, 1992-2018.
Summary: Tacita Dean is considered among the most important living British artists. Best known for the films that have taken her all over the world, she is a passionate defender of analogue methods. This authoritative publication brings together her writings with a complete filmography. Dean's insightful and informative writing is key to understanding her works and interests. She reveals a wide range of influences, from seascapes to documentary, and an intimate study of the nature of film itself. Her projects are populated with the figures she admires, including the artists David Hockney OM CH RA and Cy Twombly, the poet Michael Hamburger and the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. Beautifully illustrated throughout with film stills, archival photographs and related artworks, these two volumes map Dean's career up to and including her three major exhibitions in London in 2018, and provide - in the artist's own words - an unparalleled insight into the stories behind her work.00Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (19.05. ? 12.08.2018).
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Vol info Status Notes Date due Barcode
Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 709.2 DEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) vol. 1 Selected Writing Available vol. 1 of 2 box set 39002100712448
Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 709.2 DEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) vol. 2 Complete Works & Filmography Available vol. 2 of 2 box set 39002100710905

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tacita Dean is considered among the most important living British artists. Best known for the films that have taken her all over the world, she is a passionate defender of analogue methods. This authoritative publication brings together her writings with a complete filmography. Dean's insightful and informative writing is key to understanding her works and interests. She reveals a wide range of influences, from seascapes to documentary, and an intimate study of the nature of film itself. Her projects are populated with the figures she admires, including the artists David Hockney OM CH RA and Cy Twombly, the poet Michael Hamburger and the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. Beautifully illustrated throughout with film stills, archival photographs and related artworks, these two volumes map Dean's career up to and including her three major exhibitions in London in 2018, and provide - in the artist's own words - an unparalleled insight into the stories behind her work. AUTHOR: Tacita Dean OBE RA was a key figure among the Young British Artists, and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1998 for her short film Disappearance at Sea. She exhibits internationally and will be the subject of three major exhibitions in London in March 2018 at the Royal Academy of Arts, the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery. SELLING POINT: * The collected writings and complete filmography of Tacita Dean are brought together in two beautifully designed volumes, presented in an elegant slipcase 250 colour illustrations 2 volumes, PB, in slipcase

Includes bibliographical references and filmography.

[Volume 1]. Selected writings, 1992-2018 -- [volume 2]. Complete works & filmography, 1992-2018.

Tacita Dean is considered among the most important living British artists. Best known for the films that have taken her all over the world, she is a passionate defender of analogue methods. This authoritative publication brings together her writings with a complete filmography. Dean's insightful and informative writing is key to understanding her works and interests. She reveals a wide range of influences, from seascapes to documentary, and an intimate study of the nature of film itself. Her projects are populated with the figures she admires, including the artists David Hockney OM CH RA and Cy Twombly, the poet Michael Hamburger and the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. Beautifully illustrated throughout with film stills, archival photographs and related artworks, these two volumes map Dean's career up to and including her three major exhibitions in London in 2018, and provide - in the artist's own words - an unparalleled insight into the stories behind her work.00Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (19.05. ? 12.08.2018).

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